This package is the VS Code-specific extension surface for the feedback repo.
It intentionally lives under ides/vscode because the repo itself is broader than one IDE package.
Quick Start
After you install the extension in VS Code, the fastest first checks are:
run Tiinex: Open Feedback Topic Index
run Tiinex: Open Latest Feedback Topic
if you use chat tools, type # and pick #getFeedbackTopicIndex
The important operator detail is that chat usually exposes prompt-reference names after #, not the raw internal tool ids. In practice you should expect #getFeedbackTopicIndex, not get_feedback_topic_index.
What To Expect
This package is intentionally small in its current Marketplace form.
It reads existing topic artifacts.
It does not yet claim a finished create/edit workflow.
It is best used when you want a bounded overview of the newest feedback topics without manually traversing repo files.
In chat, the tool is usually invoked through #getFeedbackTopicIndex.
Current status:
buildable as a real VS Code extension
ready for local main-host junction linking on Windows
now carries a top-level extension icon and marketplace-facing manifest surface
experimental
focused on bounded topic-reading surfaces first
Current included surface:
Tiinex: Open Feedback Topic Index
Tiinex: Open Feedback Topics Folder
Tiinex: Open Latest Feedback Topic
#getFeedbackTopicIndex as the usual chat-facing tool reference
Current bounded reading behavior:
the topic index renders a compact markdown overview of the newest topic files under topics/
latest-topic open is a direct file-open convenience surface
folder-open is a simple navigation surface for the experimental artifact store
bounded topic index size is now configured under tiinex.feedback.topicIndexMaxItems
What it exposes in VS Code:
display name: Tiinex Feedback
LM tool surface: get_feedback_topic_index
command namespace: tiinex.feedback.*
settings namespace: tiinex.feedback.*
Local development loop:
This section is for extension contributors rather than Marketplace-first users.
npm test builds and runs the current validation slice
npm run package:vsix produces a local VSIX for install testing
npm run watch rebuilds during local extension work
Release flow:
npm test
npm run package:vsix
npm run release:check
npm run release:patch, npm run release:minor, npm run release:major
npm run publish:vsce
Non-goal for this package scaffold:
no MCP surface
no claim that full topic creation/editing is finished
