TaoScope Coding Assessment

A VS Code extension for technical hiring workflows. TaoScope Coding Assessment connects candidates and hiring teams to timed assessments, coding challenges, and evaluation sessions backed by the TaoScope API.

Features

• Hiring dashboard — View pipeline stats and open role-based assessments from a dedicated editor panel.
• Candidate registration — Collect candidate details and start a session for a selected role.
• Knowledge queries — Deliver structured technical questions aligned to job requirements.
• Coding challenges — Present in-editor problems with starter code, local public test runs, and automated scoring.
• Auto-save — Periodically persist assessment progress to reduce data loss during long sessions.
• Activity timeline — Track answer changes, test runs, and submission events (configurable).
• Sidebar integration — Quick actions from the TaoScope activity bar: dashboard, start assessment, reset session.

Requirements

• VS Code ^1.85.0 or compatible editors (Cursor, VSCodium, etc.)
• Trusted workspace — Virtual and untrusted workspaces are not supported.
• TaoScope API — A running backend that serves assessment and career endpoints (see Backend setup).

Installation

From the Marketplace

Search for TaoScope Coding Assessment in the Extensions view, or install by ID:

taoscope.taoscope-coding-assessment

From a VSIX package

code --install-extension taoscope-coding-assessment-0.1.0.vsix

Quick start

1. Install the extension.
2. Point the extension at your TaoScope API (see Configuration).
3. Open the TaoScope icon in the activity bar, or run TaoScope: Open Hiring Dashboard from the Command Palette.
4. Choose a role and start an assessment session.

Default API URL: http://localhost:4000

Commands

Configuration

Open Settings and search for taoscope, or add entries to settings.json:

Example settings.json:

{
  "taoscope.apiUrl": "https://api.taoscope.com",
  "taoscope.autoSaveIntervalSeconds": 15,
  "taoscope.enableActivityTimeline": true,
  "taoscope.enableLocalPublicTests": true
}

Backend setup

This extension is the client for the TaoScope hiring API. For local development:

cd taoscope-api
cp .env.example .env
# Set MONGODB_URI and other secrets
npm install
npm run dev

Verify the API is reachable:

curl http://localhost:4000/health

Seed assessment data (optional):

npm run seed:assessments
npm run seed:careers

Relevant API routes:

Development

cd tao-extension
npm install
npm run compile

Press F5 in VS Code to launch an Extension Development Host.

Architecture

┌─────────────────────┐
│  VS Code / Cursor   │
│  tao-extension      │
└──────────┬──────────┘
           │  HTTP (taoscope.apiUrl)
           ▼
┌─────────────────────┐
│  taoscope-api       │
│  assessments, roles │
└─────────────────────┘

Support

• Website: taoscope.com
• Email: account@taoscope.com

License

MIT © TaoScope