SafeShield AI

SafeShield AI VS Code extension

This package exposes two commands:

• SafeShield AI: Open Scanner opens a webview where you can scan pasted text, the active file, or the current selection.
• SafeShield AI: Scan Active File runs a direct scan and opens the scanner with the result.

The extension automatically creates a local Python virtual environment, installs backend dependencies, and starts the bundled FastAPI service on first run.

To use it locally:

1. Open this folder in VS Code as an extension workspace.
2. Run SafeShield AI: Open Scanner from the command palette.

The extension uploads text directly from the editor or webview, so it does not need a temp-file roundtrip.

Packaging:

cd packaging/vscode-extension
npm install
npm run package

That produces a .vsix file you can upload to the VS Code Marketplace once you replace the placeholder publisher with your own account.

You can also share the generated .vsix directly with other VS Code users now. They can install it from the Extensions view menu or by running the VS Code install-extension command against the file.