Consider

Consider adds pull request-style inline feedback threads to VS Code, streamlining mixed initiative (developer + agent) workflows.

Add comments and invoke the consider skill. Your agent considers your feedback and replies or acts, and eventually resolves open threads. Conversation history is stored locally, separate from your code.

TODO: GIF showing the flow of comment creation in the editor -> skill invocation -> agent response in the thread

Features

• Inline comment threads anchored to files and line ranges.
• Agent replies synced through a shared filesystem store.
• Content-based anchor reconciliation after code edits.
• Workflow + anchor state tracking:
  • Workflow State: Open / Resolved
  • Anchor State: Anchored / Stale / Orphaned
• Consider comments tree view in Explorer for file-grouped navigation.
• Archive resolved comments.
• Guided setup and uninstall flows for agent integration.

Quickstart

1. Install the extension from VS Code Marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=VarunKanwar.consider
2. Open the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P on Mac, Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows/Linux) and run Consider: Setup.
3. In setup, choose:
   • whether to add the comment store (.consider/) to .gitignore,
   • which skill integrations to install (OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenCode, etc.)
4. Add a comment from the editor gutter + or run Add Comment from the command palette.
5. Run the consider skill from your agent. Optionally pass a file path, comment ID, or message to specify a focus area or additional instructions for the agent.

Core Commands

Editor Commands

• Add Comment
• Reply
• Resolve / Unresolve
• Copy Thread ID
• Consider: Setup
• Consider: Uninstall
• Consider: Show All Comments
• Consider: Archive Resolved
• Consider: Reconcile All

Agent Commands (via consider-cli)

.consider/bin/consider-cli list [--workflow open|resolved|all] [--anchor anchored|stale|orphaned|all] [--unseen] [--file <path>] [--json]
.consider/bin/consider-cli get <comment-id> [--json]
.consider/bin/consider-cli thread <comment-id> [--json]
.consider/bin/consider-cli context <comment-id> [--lines N] [--json]
.consider/bin/consider-cli reply <comment-id> --message "..."
.consider/bin/consider-cli resolve <comment-id>
.consider/bin/consider-cli unresolve <comment-id>
.consider/bin/consider-cli summary [--json]

Privacy and Security

• Local comment store located at .consider/ at the root of your project.
  • .consider/ can be added to .gitignore automatically during setup.
  • Core workflow is filesystem-only: no server, no IPC. The extension never makes network requests.
• Your agents access comment data by invoking the consider-cli binary, which reads from and writes to the local comment store.
• Agent integration files are explicit opt-in in setup and removable via Consider: Uninstall.

Troubleshooting

• If comments appear stale after heavy edits, run Consider: Reconcile All.
• If the extension is installed but not initialized in a workspace, run Consider: Setup.
• For UI/platform caveats, see known limitations in the repository docs.

Project Links

• Repository: https://github.com/VarunKanwar/consider
• User + repo overview: https://github.com/VarunKanwar/consider/blob/main/README.md
• Specification: https://github.com/VarunKanwar/consider/blob/main/docs/spec.md
• Known limitations: https://github.com/VarunKanwar/consider/blob/main/docs/known-limitations.md

License

MIT