kin-editor
The VS Code extension for Kin: entity explorer, semantic search, trace, rename/review providers, and status bar.
kin-editor is a lightweight Visual Studio Code extension (~3K production LOC) that surfaces Kin's semantic graph directly in the editor. It is part of the Kin ecosystem — code as a graph of entities, relations, and intents, not files and diffs.
What is Kin?
Kin is the semantic system of record for AI-native software — your code as a graph of
entities, relations, and intents, not a pile of files and diffs. AI agents and humans
navigate it semantically, with provenance, review, and governance built in. It coexists
with Git and projects graph truth back to a normal filesystem, so any tool works unchanged.
Start at firelock-ai/kin · kinlab.ai
Install
VS Code Marketplace
ext install firelock.kin-editor
Or search "Kin" in the VS Code Extensions panel.
Open VSX (VSCodium / open-source VS Code builds)
Search "Kin" or install by ID: firelock.kin-editor
From source — build and install a .vsix locally:
npm install
npm run package:vsix
# Then: Extensions → "Install from VSIX…" in VS Code
kin-editor's role
The extension requires a running Kin daemon (kin daemon start) in the workspace.
It connects over MCP for zero-overhead graph queries and falls back to the kin
CLI subprocess when the daemon is unavailable.
Features:
- Entity Explorer — sidebar tree of all semantic entities (classes, functions,
interfaces) drawn directly from the graph, bypassing the filesystem tree.
- Semantic Search — the
Kin: Semantic Search command (⌘⇧K S) routes to the
graph's vector/natural-language retrieval via semantic_locate over MCP.
- Trace Visualization — calling relationships, computational paths, and dataflow
graphs rendered inside VS Code panels (
⌘⇧K T).
- Review Provider — the
Kin: Review Current File command (⌘⇧K V) surfaces
graph-backed review annotations in the active editor.
- Status Bar — live daemon connection state, background sync progress, and health
warnings (e.g. mass-deletion blocks).
Ecosystem
| Repo |
Role |
| kin |
Semantic system of record — CLI, daemon, MCP server, projections |
| kin-db |
Semantic engine — graph storage, indexing, retrieval |
| kin-vfs |
Transparent filesystem projection |
| kinlab |
Hosted collaboration and control plane |
License
Apache-2.0.
