Wingman AI for VS Code
Use models from your Wingman AI Platform in VS Code's Copilot Chat. The extension adds your available models to the chat model picker and keeps the list up to date.
Requirements
- VS Code
1.134.0 or later
- A running Wingman AI backend
Getting started
- Start your Wingman backend and install the Wingman AI extension.
- Open VS Code Settings and search for Wingman. Set the base URL and API key if your backend requires different values from the defaults below.
- Run Wingman: Sync Models from the Command Palette.
- Open Copilot Chat and choose a model from the Wingman group in the model picker.
Models sync automatically when VS Code starts. Run Wingman: Sync Models again after changing your connection settings or the models available on your backend.
On recent VS Code releases, using Wingman models in Copilot harness sessions also requires enabling chat.agentHost.byokModels.enabled (experimental). See VS Code's BYOK documentation.
Features
- Choose from OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and other supported models available through your backend.
- Use tools, images, and reasoning in Copilot Chat where supported by the selected model.
- Adjust Thinking Effort for compatible models.
- Use Wingman models for summaries, titles, commit messages, and other background tasks.
Configuration
| Setting |
Description |
Default |
wingman.baseUrl |
Base URL of your Wingman API |
http://localhost:4242/v1 |
wingman.apiKey |
API key for authentication |
- |
For a local backend without authentication, keep the default API key.
To change a saved API key, update wingman.apiKey, then run Open Language Models File from the Command Palette, remove the Wingman group, and run Wingman: Sync Models again.
Utility models
Wingman chooses defaults for background tasks:
| Setting |
Used for |
Preferred model |
chat.utilityModel |
General tasks such as titles and summaries |
GPT 6.1 Terra |
chat.utilitySmallModel |
Lightweight tasks such as commit messages and rename suggestions |
GPT 6 Luna |
If a preferred model is unavailable, Wingman chooses another supported model. Both settings may use the same model.
You can change either setting in VS Code Settings. Existing choices, including Default, are preserved unless they select a Custom Endpoint model that no longer exists; those selections are replaced during sync. Utility settings also apply to background tasks outside Wingman chats.
Supported models
Only supported models available on your backend appear in the picker.
GPT 6.1 Sol supports a 1.05M-token context window, up to 128K output tokens, image input, tool use, and reasoning. Its Thinking Effort options are low, medium, high, xhigh, and max.
GPT 6.1 Terra supports a 1.05M-token context window, up to 128K output tokens, image input, tool use, and reasoning. Its Thinking Effort options are none, low, medium, high, xhigh, and max.
Sonnet 5.5 supports a 1M-token context window, up to 128K output tokens, image input, tool use, and adaptive thinking. Its Thinking Effort options are low, medium, high, xhigh, and max.
| Chat Model |
Model IDs |
| GPT 6 Astra |
gpt-6-astra |
| GPT 6.1 Sol |
gpt-6.1-sol |
| GPT 6.1 Terra |
gpt-6.1-terra |
| GPT 6 Sol |
gpt-6-sol |
| GPT 6 Luna |
gpt-6-luna |
| GPT 5.6 Sol |
gpt-5.6-sol, gpt-5.6 |
| GPT 5.6 Luna |
gpt-5.6-luna |
| GPT 5.6 Terra |
gpt-5.6-terra |
| GPT 5.5 |
gpt-5.5 |
| GPT 5.4 |
gpt-5.4 |
| GPT 5.4 mini |
gpt-5.4-mini |
| GPT 5.2 |
gpt-5.2 |
| GPT 5.1 |
gpt-5.1 |
| Codex 5.3 |
gpt-5.3-codex |
| Codex 5.2 |
gpt-5.2-codex |
| Gemini 4 Argon |
gemini-4-argon |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash |
gemini-3.5-flash |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro |
gemini-3.1-pro, gemini-3.1-pro-preview |
| Gemini 3 Pro |
gemini-3-pro, gemini-3-pro-preview |
| Gemini 3 Flash |
gemini-3-flash, gemini-3-flash-preview |
| Fable 5.1 |
claude-fable-5-1 |
| Opus 5.5 |
claude-opus-5-5 |
| Opus 5 |
claude-opus-5 |
| Opus 4.8 |
claude-opus-4-8 |
| Opus 4.7 |
claude-opus-4-7 |
| Opus 4.6 |
claude-opus-4-6 |
| Opus 4.5 |
claude-opus-4-5 |
| Sonnet 5.5 |
claude-sonnet-5-5 |
| Sonnet 5 |
claude-sonnet-5 |
| Sonnet 4.6 |
claude-sonnet-4-6 |
| Sonnet 4.5 |
claude-sonnet-4-5 |
| Haiku 5.5 |
claude-haiku-5-5 |
| Haiku 4.6 |
claude-haiku-4-6 |
| Haiku 4.5 |
claude-haiku-4-5 |
| Devstral Medium |
devstral-medium, devstral-medium-latest, devstral-latest, devstral |
| Devstral Small |
devstral-small, devstral-small-latest |
| GLM 5.1 |
glm-5.1 |
| GLM 5 |
glm-5 |
| GLM 4.7 |
glm-4.7 |
| GLM 4.7 Flash |
glm-4.7-flash |
| Qwen 3.7 Max |
qwen3.7-max |
| Qwen 3.6 |
qwen3.6-plus, qwen3.6 |
| Qwen 3.6 Flash |
qwen3.6-flash |
| Qwen 3.5 |
qwen3.5-plus, qwen3.5 |
| Qwen 3 |
qwen3-next, qwen3 |
| Qwen 3 Coder |
qwen3-coder-plus, qwen3-coder-flash, qwen3-coder-next, qwen3-coder |
Troubleshooting
If models are missing, check that your Wingman backend is running and that the base URL and API key are correct, then run Wingman: Sync Models. For details about sync failures or unsupported models, open VS Code's Output panel and select Wingman AI.
License
MIT
