Mao's Thought Guidance

AI guidance powered by Mao's Selected Works - analyze problems with pragmatic, clear-headed methodology.

What's New in v0.2.0

• ✨ Redesigned Sidebar Navigation - Clean status display (extension name + style mode + API readiness) with three action buttons (New Chat / History / Settings), welcome icon, and step-by-step usage guide
• 🎨 Full Theme Adaptation - History & Settings panels now use VSCode CSS variables; no more hardcoded red/white colors; all input fields have subtle shadows 0 1px 3px rgba()
• ⚡ Independent Chat Panel - New sessions open directly in editor panel; no more sidebar UI flickering or lost session titles
• 🔧 Streaming Performance - 100ms RAF debounce prevents character-by-character rendering, giving smooth text flow
• 📋 Improved History Panel - Enhanced color contrast, card hover shadows, Delete button with confirmation dialog
• 🧹 Code Cleanup - Removed sidebar-specific logic from chat panel; sidebar now uses dedicated sidebar.ts webview

Introduction

Mao's Thought Guidance is a VS Code extension that uses Mao's Selected Works core principles as its foundation. Whether you face career dilemmas, startup decisions, relationship challenges, or life direction questions, it guides you through layered analysis with concise, sharp insights.

Ten Core Principles

Features

Intelligent Conversation

• Six-phase progressive questioning: Understanding → Contradiction → Conditions → Strategy → Tactics → Reflection
• Multi-turn dialogue, going deeper without rushing to conclusions
• Concise, powerful replies that hit the core

Intuitive Sidebar Navigation

• Status Bar: Extension name + current style mode + API readiness indicator
• Quick Actions: New Chat | History | Settings (3 buttons)
• Welcome Guide: Problem statement and step-by-step usage instructions
• Independent Editor Panels: Each chat session opens in its own panel for clarity

Theme-adaptive UI

• Clean design that follows VS Code system theme (dark/light)
• All input fields include subtle shadows (0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.08))
• Activity bar sidebar with streamlined navigation
• Settings & History panels automatically styled

Three Style Modes

• Mao Originalist - Focus on Mao's classic texts
• Ye Zinong / Ding Yuanying - Focus on methodology and logic
• Balanced Fusion - Best of both (recommended)

Flexible Configuration

• Default support for DeepSeek API, compatible with all OpenAI-format APIs
• Optional web search (SerpAPI / Bing / AnySearch)
• Configurable temperature, max tokens, and model selection

Report Export

• One-click export of analysis reports as Markdown

History Management

• Auto-saves all conversations with timestamps
• View, search, and delete history records with smooth UI
• Phase tracking for each conversation

Quick Start

1. Install

code --install-extension ChairmanMao-guide-life-0.2.0.vsix

2. Configure API

1. Look for "Mao's Thought" in the VS Code Activity Bar (sidebar)
2. Click the ⚙ Settings button
3. Fill in your API Key from platform.deepseek.com
4. Click Save Settings and you're ready to start

3. Start Chatting

1. Click + New Chat in the sidebar
2. Enter your situation/problem (this becomes the chat title)
3. Press Enter and describe your situation in detail
4. The AI will guide you through six analytical phases

Configuration

Development

git clone https://github.com/Gsaecy/ChairmanMao-guide-life.git
cd extension
npm install
npm run compile
npm run package

Support

• 📖 GitHub Issues
• 💬 Feedback welcomed

License

MIT

Changelog

v0.1.9

• Style binding: select style (Mao/Ye/Balanced) when creating session, persists per session
• Sidebar close button: return to welcome page with one click
• History buttons: text buttons replacing icons for consistency
• Welcome page: custom image support (media/welcome-icon.png)

v0.1.8

• Auto-focus input box after creating new session, display session title in header
• All dialogs follow VS Code theme colors (editorWidget variables)
• Enter key submits session title
• Click backdrop to close dialogs

v0.1.7

• Fix streaming output character-by-character jitter (RAF debounce + data-is-stream selector fix)
• Sidebar now shows usage guide, input hidden
• Simplify filterGarbled to prevent content loss during streaming
• Fix history page phase name mapping for all 7 phases
• Fix history page message count display

v0.1.6

• Fix ServiceWorker load error: CSS extraction via MiniCssExtractPlugin

v0.1.5

• New layout: responsive message area, auto phase labeling
• English description to fix encoding issues
• Sidebar phase navigation removed

v0.1.4

• Input box enlarged, vertical resize supported
• Full VS Code theme adaptation
• History page: View Conversation button, Clear Record button
• Fixed missing panel icon and streaming output issues

v0.1.3

• New Apple-style clean UI
• Sidebar shows guidance content

License

MIT License (c) 2025 Gsaecy