🔐 Security & Privacy
- Local First: No code leaves your machine by default.
- Private AI: Native support for local LLMs (Ollama, LM Studio, vLLM).
- Control: You define the endpoint and API keys. No telemetry.
✨ Key Features
- Integrated Chat: Tool window running directly inside Visual Studio.
- Autonomous Agent: Can read files, execute terminal commands, git operations, and apply code changes.
🚀 Setup
Installation
Option 1: Manual
- Download the VSIX from Releases.
- Install the VSIX
Option 2: MarketPlace
Configuration
Local (Recommended)
| Server |
Run description |
Endpoint |
| FoundryLocal |
winget install Microsoft.FoundryLocal
foundry service set --port 22334
foundry model run qwen2.5-coder-7b |
http://localhost:22334 |
| LM Studio |
install / download model / start local server |
http://localhost:1234 |
| Olama |
install / download model |
http://localhost:11434 |
Remote / Self-Hosted
- Endpoint: URL of your OpenAI-compatible provider.
- Key: Your API Key
/v1 at the end of the endpoint does not need to be specified. It will be automatically deleted and that's normal.
🛠 Capabilities
| Category |
Tools |
| Files |
Read, Create, Search, Apply Diff |
| Project |
Build, Get Errors, Run tests, Inspect Structure |
| Git |
Status, Log, Diff, Branch Info |
| System |
Execute Shell Commands |
| MCP |
%USERPROFILE%\.agents\mcp.json |
| Skills |
global %USERPROFILE%\.agents\skills
local \.agents\skills |
| Rules |
global %USERPROFILE%\.agents\rules.md
local \.agents\rules.md |
| AGENTS.md |
load file content in system prompt |
Screenshots
Edit files
Settings
| General |
Tools |
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🏗 Architecture
| Part |
Description |
| Extension |
VS SDK (.NET Framework 4.8) handles system operations. |
| UI |
Blazor WebAssembly (.NET 10) hosted in WebView2. |
| Bridge |
JSON-RPC communication between UI and VS Host. |
📦 Requirements
- Visual Studio: 2022 (17.14+) or 2026 (18.0+)
- Runtimes: .NET Framework 4.8, .NET 10 SDK
📄 License - MIT
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