DigniLife AI for VS Code

AI-powered coding assistant that works directly in your project with terminal/debug visibility and app sync.

What This Extension Does

DigniLife AI combines chat assistance, agentic tooling, and project context so you can:

• Ask questions about your codebase and get streamed answers.
• Run AI-driven code edits with approval controls.
• Use terminal-aware and debug-aware assistance.
• Keep conversation history synced between VS Code and the DigniLife app.
• Use inline completions, inline edits, composer edits, and background tasks.

Core Features

1) AI Chat + Agent Mode

• Sidebar chat view (DigniLife AI activity bar container).
• Streaming responses.
• Tool call execution in Agent Mode.
• Three approval modes:
  • manual: explicit approval for mutations.
  • supervised: execute with activity notification.
  • auto: fully automatic execution.

2) Terminal Awareness

• Watches terminal output and command executions.
• Captures command metadata (command, exit code, duration, output preview).
• Syncs terminal tail and build status for better AI diagnosis.
• Supports history persistence with size limits.

3) Debug Awareness

• Captures debug adapter output from active debug session.
• Includes stopped/breakpoint context for troubleshooting.
• Redaction support for sensitive text.

4) Code Editing Flows

• Inline Edit (Ctrl+K / Cmd+K) for quick scoped edits.
• Composer for multi-file edit plans.
• Apply/deny flow through chat tooling.

5) Inline Completion

• Ghost-text style code completion while typing.
• Toggle via command or setting.

6) Cross-Platform Conversation Sync

• Syncs conversations/messages via DigniLife backend (/api/v1/ai-sync/*).
• Supports loading history, pagination, and auto-polling.

7) Background Agent Tasks

• Run long tasks without blocking main chat.
• Status bar + quick pick visibility.
• Results can be routed back into chat.

8) Workspace Intelligence

• File analysis and related-file context.
• Workspace indexing for semantic assistance.
• Environment detection (including virtual environments/interpreter hints).

Requirements

• VS Code ^1.85.0
• A reachable DigniLife backend API
• Valid DigniLife authentication token/session

Quick Start

1. Install the extension.
2. Set server URL if using local/dev backend:

"dignilife.serverUrl": "http://localhost:8000"

3. Run command: DigniLife: Login
4. Open chat: DigniLife: Open Chat
5. Start asking code/project questions.

Commands

From Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P):

• DigniLife: Login
• DigniLife: Logout
• DigniLife: Open Chat
• DigniLife: Ask AI About Selection
• DigniLife: Fix Error
• DigniLife: Toggle AI Code Completion
• DigniLife: Inline Edit (AI)
• DigniLife: Open Composer (Multi-file AI Edit)
• DigniLife: Save as Notepad
• DigniLife: Insert Notepad into Chat
• DigniLife: Manage Notepads
• DigniLife: Run Task in Background
• DigniLife: Show Background Tasks
• DigniLife: Sync Chat History
• DigniLife: Open Settings
• DigniLife: Show Welcome Guide
• DigniLife: Create New Terminal

Default Keybindings

• Ctrl+Shift+L / Cmd+Shift+L: Open Chat
• Ctrl+Shift+D / Cmd+Shift+D: Ask AI About Selection
• Ctrl+K / Cmd+K: Inline Edit
• Ctrl+Shift+O / Cmd+Shift+O: Open Composer
• Ctrl+Shift+N / Cmd+Shift+N: Save as Notepad (when editor has selection)
• Ctrl+Shift+B / Cmd+Shift+B: Show Background Tasks

Important Settings

Connectivity

• dignilife.serverUrl (default: https://api.dignilife.io)

Agent and Safety

• dignilife.allowHighRiskAutoApprove (default: false)

When false, high-risk actions remain constrained even in non-manual modes.

Terminal Context

• dignilife.terminalSyncInterval (ms)
• dignilife.terminalMaxOutputLines
• dignilife.terminalContextLines
• dignilife.terminalSyncTailLines
• dignilife.terminalPersistHistory
• dignilife.terminalHistoryMaxMB

Chat and Context

• dignilife.autoSyncChat
• dignilife.chatSyncInterval
• dignilife.chatCacheMaxAgeMinutes
• dignilife.contextBudgetMB
• dignilife.workspaceMaxFiles
• dignilife.workspaceMaxFileSizeKB
• dignilife.workspaceIndexMaxDepth
• dignilife.workspaceIndexMaxFiles
• dignilife.workspaceIndexMaxFileSizeKB

Command Execution

• dignilife.runCommandTimeoutMs (0 = no timeout)
• dignilife.runCommandMaxBufferMB
• dignilife.runCommandOutputMaxKB (0 = no truncation)
• dignilife.terminalCommandWaitTimeoutMs (0 = no timeout)
• dignilife.terminalCommandOutputMaxKB (0 = no truncation)

run_command now streams live stdout/stderr chunks to the chat tool-status panel while the command is running.

Completion and Security

• dignilife.inlineCompletion
• dignilife.redactSensitiveData

Optional MCP Bridge

• dignilife.mcpEnabled
• dignilife.mcpBridgeUrl
• dignilife.mcpBridgeApiKey

Agent Mode Notes

• Use manual when you want explicit approval on mutations.
• Use supervised for faster flow with visibility.
• Use auto only when you trust the task scope and environment.
• Use Plan mode in chat when you want proposal-first behavior.

Environment / Terminal Notes

• For environment-sensitive commands (python, pip, pytest, etc.), use run_in_terminal flows in agent mode.
• The extension includes environment hints (selected interpreter + venv detection) to reduce wrong-runtime execution.
• If your project uses .venv, keep it activated in your terminal profile for best results.
• For team onboarding and safe terminal behavior training, use:
  • ../docs/VSCODE_TERMINAL_AGENT_TRAINING.md

Troubleshooting

Extension shows disconnected state

• Confirm dignilife.serverUrl is correct.
• Re-run DigniLife: Login.
• Check backend is running and reachable from VS Code host.

Chat history not updating

• Run DigniLife: Sync Chat History.
• Ensure dignilife.autoSyncChat is enabled.

Terminal output not reflected

• Confirm commands are executed in VS Code integrated terminal.
• Check terminal sync settings are not overly restrictive.
• Run list_terminals and verify execution status labels:
  • [exec:blocked(read-only)] = do not execute there (server/watch terminal)
  • [exec:busy] = currently running
  • [exec:ready] = safe for run_in_terminal

Inline completion not appearing

• Ensure dignilife.inlineCompletion is true.
• Toggle using DigniLife: Toggle AI Code Completion.

Slow or oversized context

• Reduce dignilife.contextBudgetMB.
• Tune workspace file/index limits.

Privacy and Safety

• Optional sensitive-data redaction can sanitize likely secrets before context sync.
• Approval controls are built into agent tool execution.
• Review generated changes before applying in critical repositories.

Development (Extension)

From dignilife-vscode/:

npm install
npm run compile

Run quality checks:

npm run test:core
npm run test:runtime -- --output tmp_test_output/runtime_realtime_report.json
npm run test:smoke -- --output tmp_test_output/smoke_report.json
npm run test:preflight -- --output tmp_test_output/preflight_report.json
npm run test:quality
npm run test:backend:e2e -- --base-url http://127.0.0.1:8000 --output tmp_test_output/backend_extension_e2e_report.json
npm run test:ui:e2e -- --output tmp_test_output/extension_host_ui_e2e_report.json

test:runtime and test:smoke can emit JSON reports for CI artifact uploads. test:preflight emits machine-level required/optional compatibility PASS/FAIL for Windows/Linux/macOS (use --strict to fail on optional capabilities too). test:backend:e2e exercises backend auth + ai-sync + terminal sync endpoints through extension-oriented payloads. test:ui:e2e runs extension-host UI smoke (open chat + tool-action event rendering) via @vscode/test-electron. Credentials can be overridden with DIGNILIFE_TEST_EMAIL and DIGNILIFE_TEST_PASSWORD (env-first precedence). UI e2e VS Code runtime version can be pinned via DIGNILIFE_UI_E2E_VSCODE_VERSION (default: 1.85.0). On Windows, if launcher fails with spawn EPERM, set DIGNILIFE_UI_E2E_VSCODE_EXECUTABLE to a trusted Code.exe path for fallback. Checklist reference: test/core/PREFLIGHT_CHECKLIST.md.

Run extension in VS Code Extension Development Host via F5.

Package VSIX:

npx @vscode/vsce package

Local reinstall (recommended for installed-extension workflow):

npm run reinstall:vscode

License

MIT