Mirror Flat Log

A minimal VS Code extension for daily journaling with integrated AI chat — keeping your thought flow inside the editor.

Features

Commands

Inline AI Chat (Ctrl+I)

Press Ctrl+I in your log file:

1. First press — Inserts a dialog block. Selected text or the cursor-line text is pre-filled as the question.
2. Second press — Sends the question to the AI. Status changes from (observing...) → (waiting...) → answer.

> ### dialog `14:32`
> User: What is the difference between FIRE and Coast FIRE?  
> AI: FIRE requires saving enough to cover all living expenses...

Multi-line questions are supported — select multiple lines before pressing Ctrl+I.

MirrorFlat: Grep

Search all .md files in the log folder by keyword (case-insensitive).
Navigating the file list previews each file at the first match. Press Enter to open permanently.

Setup

1. Install from the VS Code Marketplace.
2. Run MirrorFlat: Select Log Folder to choose where log files are stored.
3. Configure an AI provider (see below).
4. Press MirrorFlat: Log to open today's log and start writing.

AI Providers

Open VS Code Settings (Ctrl+,) and search Mirror Flat Log.

Set mirrorflatlog.aiProvider to one of:

Run MirrorFlat: Set API Key to store a key securely, or set the environment variables GEMINI_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, or ANTHROPIC_API_KEY.

Ollama (local LLM)

No API key needed. Configure:

• mirrorflatlog.ollamaModel — model name (default: llama3.2)
• mirrorflatlog.ollamaBaseUrl — server URL (default: http://localhost:11434)

MirrorFlat: Chat (Ctrl+U)

Set mirrorflatlog.chatUrl to any AI chat URL (e.g. https://gemini.google.com, https://copilot.microsoft.com). Pressing Ctrl+U opens it in the system browser.

Log File Format

Daily logs are plain Markdown files. Timestamps are headings, dialogs are blockquotes — readable without the extension.

# 2026-05-03 09:00

## 09:00
Today's thoughts...

> ### dialog `09:15`
> User: Summarize what I wrote above.  
> AI: You reflected on...

Why?

I write a daily log in VS Code and chat with AI to reflect — like looking into a mirror.
This extension merges both into a single markdown lifelog with minimal UI noise.

Development

npm install
npm run build    # compile TypeScript
npm test         # run tests (52 tests)
# Press F5 in VS Code to launch Extension Development Host