Super CLI

One VS Code extension to launch any coding agent CLI — Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot CLI, Cursor, Droid, Grok, Kilo, Antigravity, OpenCode, Command Code, Crush, Hermes, MiMo Code, Pi, and your own — from a single sidebar and a side terminal.

Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and across the VS Code family (VS Code, Cursor, Antigravity, Windsurf).

This extension is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic, OpenAI, GitHub, Google, or any other vendor.

Install

Install Super CLI from the Visual Studio Marketplace, or from the command line:

code --install-extension mikesoft.vscode-super-cli

You can also open the Extensions view in VS Code (or Cursor, Antigravity, Windsurf), search for Super CLI, and click Install.

Features

• One launcher for every agent. A Super CLI view in the activity bar lists all configured agents; click one to open it in a terminal beside your editor. A toolbar button and the Super CLI: Launch Coding Agent command open a quick pick of the same list.
• Favorite agent, one keystroke. Click the star (★) next to an agent to mark it as your favorite, then launch it anywhere with Ctrl+Alt+A (Cmd+Alt+A on macOS; remap it in Keyboard Shortcuts). With no favorite set the shortcut opens the picker and offers to remember your choice.
• Install status at a glance. Agents whose CLI isn't on your PATH are shown dimmed and marked not installed, so you know what to install before launching.
• Built-in presets. Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot CLI, Cursor, Droid, Grok, Kilo, Antigravity, OpenCode, Command Code, Crush, Hermes, MiMo Code, and Pi are available out of the box. (Gemini CLI was retired by Google and replaced by Antigravity.)
• Add your own, no code required. Define new agents in settings.json. The sidebar updates automatically.
• Update from the sidebar. Agents with a known update command show an update button next to Launch, which runs the CLI's official update (e.g. codex update, kilo upgrade, cursor-agent update, opencode upgrade, droid update). CLIs that update themselves don't show one.
• Guided install. If a built-in CLI isn't found, Super CLI offers to install it with its official command after explicit confirmation — npm for Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Kilo, OpenCode, Command Code, Droid, Crush, MiMo Code and Pi, and the official installer (native PowerShell on Windows, shell on macOS/Linux) for Grok, Antigravity, Cursor and Hermes.
• Native integrated terminal. Each agent runs in a real VS Code terminal, inheriting your shell, PATH, and environment. No bundled emulator, no runtime dependencies.

Adding or overriding an agent

Add agents through the superCli.agents setting. Each entry creates a new agent, or — when it reuses a built-in id — overrides that built-in (for example to point at a custom binary path).

"superCli.agents": [
  {
    "id": "my-agent",
    "label": "My Agent",
    "command": "my-agent",
    "icon": "rocket",
    "installCommand": "npm install -g my-agent",
    "autoInstall": false
  },
  {
    "id": "claude",
    "label": "Claude Code",
    "command": "\"C:\\Tools\\claude\\claude.exe\""
  }
]

• id — unique identifier; reuse a built-in id to override it.
• label — name shown in the sidebar and quick pick.
• command — the command that starts the CLI. On Windows, quote executable paths that contain spaces.
• icon — optional ThemeIcon id, e.g. sparkle or rocket.
• installCommand / autoInstall — optional. installCommand is either a cross-platform string (e.g. an npm command) or an object with unix and windows keys for OS-specific installers. When the command is missing and autoInstall is true, the launcher offers a guided install after explicit confirmation.
• ensureConfig — optional; ensure a JSON config file contains certain keys before launch (added only when missing, existing keys untouched). For example, opt out of a CLI's companion editor-extension auto-install via its own config: { "file": "~/.commandcode/config.json", "defaults": { "autoInstallExtension": false } }.
• env — optional environment variables set for the agent's terminal, e.g. to opt out of a CLI's IDE-extension auto-install via its own variable: { "CLAUDE_CODE_IDE_SKIP_AUTO_INSTALL": "1" }.
• updateCommand — optional command to update the CLI (its official update/upgrade command, or an npm reinstall). Adds an update button next to the agent in the sidebar. Like installCommand, it can be a string or an object with unix/windows keys.

Only the user (global) value of superCli.agents is used; workspace overrides are ignored so that an untrusted repository cannot inject commands.

Configuration

Run Super CLI: Open Settings from the sidebar or the command palette to jump straight to these settings.

Troubleshooting

• "… could not be started." The configured command was not found. Install the CLI, or fix the command in settings. The launcher uses the active editor's workspace folder as the working directory.
• Nothing happens on launch. Make sure the workspace is trusted — the launcher is disabled in untrusted workspaces because it runs terminal commands.
• "Not installed" looks wrong. The indicator is a best-effort check of your PATH and doesn't spawn the CLI. It isn't shown when superCli.useWsl is on, because the Windows PATH doesn't reflect what's installed inside WSL. Use Refresh Agents after installing a CLI.
• Companion editor extensions (Command Code, Claude Code). Super CLI keeps your editor free of per-CLI companion extensions. It launches Command Code with autoInstallExtension: false in ~/.commandcode/config.json, and Claude Code with the CLAUDE_CODE_IDE_SKIP_AUTO_INSTALL=1 environment variable — both official opt-outs — so they stop auto-installing their editor extensions. Install those extensions yourself if you want them (for Command Code set the value back to true).

FAQ

How do I run Claude Code (or Codex, Copilot, Cursor, …) in VS Code? Install Super CLI, open the Super CLI view in the activity bar, and click the agent — it opens in a terminal beside your editor. The toolbar button and the Super CLI: Launch Coding Agent command do the same. It also works in Cursor, Antigravity, and Windsurf.

Which AI coding agents are supported? Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot CLI, Grok, Kilo, Antigravity, OpenCode, Command Code, Cursor, Droid, Crush, Hermes, MiMo Code, and Pi out of the box — plus any CLI you add in settings.json.

Does it work on Windows, macOS, and Linux? Yes. On Windows you can also launch agents inside WSL with superCli.useWsl.

Is it free? Does it collect data? Free and open-source (MIT), with no telemetry. It only runs the commands you configure, in your own integrated terminal.

Support

If Super CLI is useful to you, consider sponsoring its development. Bug reports, feature requests, and contributions are welcome on GitHub.

Privacy

This extension does not collect telemetry, analytics, or personal data. It only runs the commands you configure, in your own integrated terminal.

Building

npm install
npm run check     # compile + unit tests + VS Code integration smoke test
npm run package   # produce the .vsix