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Lens (arm)

Lens (arm)

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Live visualization of AI agent activity with integrated chat
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Lens

Live visualization of AI agent activity in your codebase.

Visit our site io-lens.app

Features

  • Live Graph View -- See a real-time force-directed graph of your codebase as AI agents read and edit files. Nodes heat up to show where the agent is focused.
  • Integrated Agent Chat -- Start and manage AI agent sessions directly from the sidebar. Supports any agent that implements the Agent Client Protocol (ACP).
  • Symbol-Level Tracking -- Lens parses your code with tree-sitter to track activity at the function and class level, not just files.

How It Works

Lens wraps your AI agent with lens-core, a lightweight Rust binary that acts as a transparent proxy. It intercepts ACP messages to track which files and symbols the agent is reading and editing, then streams live updates to the graph visualization over a local TCP connection.

Getting Started

  1. Install the Lens extension
  2. Open the Lens sidebar (eye icon in the activity bar)
  3. Configure your agent command in settings
  4. Start a session from the Agents panel

Supported Languages

Tree-sitter based symbol parsing for:

  • TypeScript / JavaScript
  • Python
  • Rust

Requirements

  • VS Code 1.85+
  • An ACP-compatible AI agent
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