Pin Context for VS Code

Pin Context helps developers switch tasks without losing focus: save pinned tabs as contexts, restore them instantly, and keep branch-based workflows organized automatically.

💡 Why Developers Use It

• ⚡ Switch tasks fast: jump from feature work to bugfix or review and restore the right files in one action.
• 🧹 Reduce tab chaos: keep each task in a clean, named context instead of one giant mixed tab set.
• 🌿 Stay in flow with git: branch contexts are enabled by default, so context changes follow your branch changes.
• 🕘 Recover your rhythm: timeline history helps you return to what you worked on recently.
• ⌨️ Work keyboard-first: core actions are optimized for command palette and shortcuts.

🧩 What You Get

• 🔖 Pin/unpin/toggle current editor, pin all, unpin all, pin by pattern.
• 🗂️ Manual contexts: create, switch, rename, delete.
• 🌿 Git contexts: auto-maintained per branch (enabled by default).
• 🕘 Context timeline (Today, Yesterday, Older).
• 📁 Sidebar workflow: pinned files + contexts + recent contexts.
• 🖱️ Drag-and-drop from Explorer into pinned view.
• 🎯 First-run onboarding, contextual empty states, and lightweight nudges.

🚀 Quick Start (1 Minute)

1. Open and pin a few files.
2. Run Pin Context: Create Context.
3. Run Pin Context: Switch Context.
4. Create/switch git branch and observe branch-aware contexts.

🧠 Typical Developer Scenarios

• 🚀 Feature development: keep frontend, backend, and tests in one context per feature.
• 🔍 PR review: save review tabs and return later exactly where you stopped.
• 🚨 Incident/debug mode: isolate logs, diagnostics, and hotfix files in a dedicated context.
• 🧱 Multi-repo workspace: keep branch/task context predictable across folders.

Commands

• Pin Context: Pin Current Editor
• Pin Context: Unpin Current Editor
• Pin Context: Toggle Pin Current Editor
• Pin Context: Pin All Opened Editors
• Pin Context: Unpin All Editors
• Pin Context: Pin Editors by Pattern
• Pin Context: Create Context
• Pin Context: Switch Context
• Pin Context: Rename Context
• Pin Context: Delete Context
• Pin Context: Save Current Pins to Context
• Pin Context: Open Context Timeline
• Pin Context: Quick Open Pinned File
• Pin Context: Refresh Pinned Files View
• Pin Context: Toggle View Mode (Tree/List)

Default Shortcuts

Main Settings

Core

• pin-context.viewMode: tree or list
• pin-context.confirmBeforeUnpinAll: ask before unpinning all
• pin-context.persistenceScope: globalState or workspaceState
• pin-context.restoreBehavior: keepInTree or reopenAndPin
• pin-context.restoreReopenLimit: reopen limit for reopenAndPin

Contexts

• pin-context.contexts.autoGitContexts (default: true)
• pin-context.contexts.autoSwitchOnGitBranchChange (default: true)
• pin-context.contexts.restoreLastContext (default: false)
• pin-context.contexts.timelineEnabled (default: true)
• pin-context.contexts.maxTimelineEntries (default: 100)
• pin-context.contexts.persistenceScope: globalState or workspaceState

Performance

• pin-context.batchSize
• pin-context.findFilesMaxResults
• pin-context.debug

Docs and Local Dev

• Docs site: docs/index.html
• Local docs preview: npm run docs:serve -> http://localhost:4173
• Build: npm run compile
• Lint: npm run lint
• Pre-commit checks: npm run precommit:check

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