Is AI-Native VS Code Extension

Use the VS Code extension to scan the current workspace or a GitHub repository without leaving the editor.

The extension uses the shared @is-ai-native/core package and renders results in a VS Code webview with direct file-opening support for local workspace matches.

Overview

• Marketplace id: salnikov.is-ai-native
• Entry point: dist/extension.js
• Engine target: VS Code ^1.99.0
• Primary use: workspace scans and GitHub repository scans inside VS Code

What You Get

• Shared scoring model with the rest of the project surfaces
• Per-assistant results for GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and OpenAI Codex
• Primitive-level detection for instructions, prompts, agents, skills, MCP config, and agent hooks
• Editor-native results with direct file opening for local matches

Install

Install from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace:

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=salnikov.is-ai-native

Commands

• Is AI-Native: Scan Workspace
• Is AI-Native: Scan GitHub Repository
• Is AI-Native: Open Last Results

Usage In VS Code

• Run Scan Workspace to inspect the currently opened folder without sending local source files through the web app.
• Run Scan GitHub Repository to inspect a remote repository through the shared GitHub scan flow.
• Open Last Results to revisit the latest report in the extension webview.

Settings

• isAiNative.githubToken: optional GitHub token for remote scans from inside the extension

Notes

• The bundle must remain ESM because the shared core uses import.meta.url to load bundled configuration.
• The build copies packages/core/config/*.json into packages/vscode-extension/config so Marketplace installs include the required scanner definitions.
• File-opening actions apply to local workspace results only, not remote GitHub scans.
• The current UX is command-driven with a results webview. A dedicated sidebar view is still future work.

Related Components

• ../../README.md for the project overview and web app
• ../cli/README.md for the standalone CLI
• ../gh-extension/README.md for the GitHub CLI extension

Development And Release

Build and test from the repository root:

npm install
npm run build:vscode-extension
npm run test:vscode-extension

Package and publish from the repository root:

npm run package:vscode-extension
npm run publish:vscode-extension

For the coordinated release flow, run:

npm run release:all -- --publish --push

If you omit the version, the release script reads the CLI, VS Code extension, and GitHub CLI extension manifests, takes the highest current version, and bumps the patch once to create the next unified release version.

Run the extension from source:

1. Open the repository in VS Code.
2. Run npm install from the repository root.
3. Run npm run build:vscode-extension.
4. Launch an Extension Development Host from Run and Debug.

If you prefer running vsce directly, run it from packages/vscode-extension. Running vsce from the repository root targets the workspace package.json, not the extension manifest.