Codeep for VS Code

AI coding assistant sidebar for VS Code — powered by the Codeep CLI.

Requirements

Install the Codeep CLI first:

npm install -g codeep

Features

• Chat sidebar — ask questions, get explanations, request changes, all within VS Code
• Streaming responses — see the AI reply as it's being generated
• Send selection — highlight code and send it directly to chat (Cmd+Shift+X)
• Review file — right-click any file to run an AI code review
• Session browser — list, load, and delete past conversations
• Settings panel — switch AI model, provider, and permission mode without leaving the editor
• Inline permission prompts — approve or deny file writes and shell commands directly in the chat
• New session — start a fresh conversation at any time

Usage

Open the Codeep panel from the activity bar (red bracket icon), or press Cmd+Shift+C.

The extension connects to the Codeep CLI automatically on startup. Once connected, type your message and press Enter to send (Shift+Enter for a new line).

Commands

Sessions

Click Sessions in the toolbar to browse past conversations. Click a session to load it (history is restored in the chat). Use the × button to delete a session.

Settings

Click Settings in the toolbar to change the AI model, provider, and permission mode. Changes take effect immediately.

Permission prompts

When the agent wants to write a file or run a shell command, an inline card appears in the chat asking you to Allow once, Allow always, or Deny. No popups.

Configuration

If codeep is not on your PATH, set the full path in settings:

{
  "codeep.cliPath": "/usr/local/bin/codeep"
}

How it works

The extension communicates with the Codeep CLI via the Agent Client Protocol (ACP) — a JSON-RPC protocol over stdio. Each VS Code workspace gets its own CLI session, so the agent has full context of your project.

License

MIT