Agent Manager
A small VS Code extension to save and switch between multiple agent CLI accounts
(Claude, Codex). Each profile takes a local snapshot of that tool's credentials, so you
can flip between, say, a work account and a personal account without logging in and out
every time. It also lets you pick which GitHub account this extension uses.
Extracted from the Agent Accounts feature of the Anime Companion extension and
repackaged as a standalone extension.
How it works
- A profile is a snapshot of one tool's credentials stored in the extension's global
storage at
agent-profiles/<id>/snapshot/.
- Save captures the tool's current credentials into a new profile.
- Use backs up the credentials currently live (kept as
.backup-<tool>-<timestamp>,
max 3) and then restores the chosen profile's snapshot into the live location.
- The status bar shows which saved profile matches the credentials currently live.
| Tool |
Where credentials live |
How it's swapped |
| Claude |
~/.claude (.credentials.json …) |
copy credential files |
| Codex |
~/.codex/auth.json |
copy credential files |
| GitHub |
VS Code auth (keychain) |
sets which signed-in account this extension uses (see note) |
GitHub/Copilot note: this only sets the GitHub account this extension's own sessions
use, stored globally. It does not change GitHub Copilot (a separate extension), git's
commit identity, or any other extension. Since this extension makes no GitHub calls of its
own, the choice is currently cosmetic — included for parity with the original.
Commands
Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and type Agent Accounts:
- Agent Accounts: Manage… — open the webview panel (save / use / rename / delete).
- Agent Accounts: Save Current As… — snapshot the current session as a new profile.
- Agent Accounts: List — quick list of saved profiles.
- Agent Accounts: Quick Switch… — quick-pick to switch the active profile / GitHub account
(also the status bar click action).
- Agent Accounts: Delete… — delete a saved profile (snapshot only — live credentials untouched).
- Agent Accounts: Switch GitHub Account… — pick which GitHub account this extension uses.
Develop
npm install
npm run compile # tsc -> out/
Press F5 in VS Code to launch an Extension Development Host.
Packaging needs Node 20+ (@vscode/vsce no longer runs on Node 18):
npm run package # -> management-agent-<version>.vsix
See RELEASING.md for the full release / CI/CD process.
⚠️ Note
Switching a profile overwrites the real credentials in ~/.claude / ~/.codex.
The extension automatically backs up the live credentials before each switch (last 3 kept),
but restart any running CLI sessions afterward so they pick up the new credentials.
