Context Gating

Control which files are included in AI context. Visually mark files as excluded and manage them via .contextignore.

Features

• Visual indicators — Green dot = included, Red dot = excluded
• Right-click toggle — Toggle any file or folder in Explorer
• Keyboard shortcut — Cmd+Shift+T (Mac) / Ctrl+Shift+T (Windows/Linux)
• Status bar — Shows count of excluded files
• Recursive folders — Toggling a folder affects all contents
• .contextignore file — Portable, version-controllable exclusion list

Usage

1. Right-click any file or folder in Explorer
2. Select "Toggle Context Exclusion"
3. Red badge = excluded from context
4. Green badge = included in context

Commands

• Toggle Context Exclusion — Toggle selected file/folder
• Context Gating: Show All Excluded Files — View and manage exclusions
• Context Gating: Include All Files — Clear all exclusions

Keyboard Shortcuts

Integration with AI Tools

Other extensions can read the .contextignore file in your workspace root. Format is one path per line, with # for comments.

Release Notes

0.1.0

Initial release.

License

MIT