Tingly Box For VSCode

Orchestrate your Copilot Chat with custom AI models powered by Tingly Box, or use standalone with OpenAI, Anthropic, and any compatible providers.

Tingly Box: Your intelligence, orchestrated — AI Intelligence Orchestration for Solo Builders and Dev Teams

https://github.com/tingly-dev/tingly-box

🌟 Open Source & Free — This extension is fully open source under MPL-2.0 license. Free to use, modify, and distribute.

Features

Works with Tingly Box

This extension is designed to integrate seamlessly with Tingly Box — your AI intelligence orchestration platform. Together, they provide a unified AI experience for solo builders and dev teams.

• One-Click Server Control — Start and stop Tingly Box server directly from the extension
• Automatic Setup — Built-in server management for hassle-free configuration
• Unified AI Experience — Connect to Tingly Box for orchestrated AI capabilities

Standalone Capabilities

Works perfectly on its own too:

• Custom Endpoints — Connect to self-hosted models, proxies, or any OpenAI/Anthropic-compatible API
• Streaming Responses — Real-time streaming chat responses with full VS Code integration
• Tool Calling — Full support for models with function/tool calling capabilities
• Status Bar Indicator — Shows connection status and available model count at a glance
• Secure Credential Storage — API tokens stored securely in VS Code's SecretStorage
• Model Discovery — Automatically fetches available models from your configured endpoints
• Webview Configuration UI — Modern, intuitive interface for managing your settings

Quick Start

Install plugin and click status bar to open tingly box for vscode config webview and follow the guide. Recommand to use with Tingly Box.

Note: You can also start Tingly Box manually by running npx tingly-box@latest in your terminal.

Commands

Status Bar

The extension adds a status bar item that shows:

• ⚠️ Setup Required — Not configured, click to setup
• ✅ N Models — Connected with N models available
• ⊘ Disconnected — Configuration exists but connection failed

Click the status bar to quickly open the configuration webview.

Settings

VSCode Settings

• tinglybox.debug — Enable debug logging in output channel (default: false)

Provider Configuration

Provider settings are configured through the webview UI and stored securely in VSCode's SecretStorage:

• Base URL — Your API endpoint (required)
• Token — API authentication token (optional)
• API Style — Message format: OpenAI or Anthropic (required)

Supported Providers

OpenAI-Compatible

• OpenAI (GPT-4, GPT-3.5, etc.)
• Azure OpenAI
• Any OpenAI-compatible endpoint

Anthropic-Compatible

• Anthropic Claude (Sonnet, Opus, Haiku)
• Any Anthropic-compatible endpoint

Recommendation

While you can use custom providers directly, we strongly recommend using Tingly Box for the best experience:

• Provider Compatibility — Handles API differences between providers
• Model Discovery — Automatic model list fetching and caching
• Seamless Switching — Easy switching between providers and API styles
• Unified Interface — Single configuration for all your AI needs

Using the plugin independently requires your provider to guarantee API compatibility.

Troubleshooting

Connection Issues

• Check your Base URL is correct and accessible
• Verify your token if authentication is required
• Use "Test Connection" in the settings to diagnose issues
• Enable tinglybox.debug to see detailed logs in the output channel

Models Not Showing

• Ensure your provider supports the /models endpoint
• Try "Fetch Models" command to refresh the model list
• Check the output channel for error messages

Status Bar Shows Disconnected

• Your provider may be temporarily unavailable
• Check your network connection
• Verify your configuration is correct

Requirements

• VS Code 1.104.0 or higher
• An API key from your chosen provider (if required)

License

This project is open source under the MPL-2.0 License.

What this means:

• ✅ Free to use for personal and commercial projects
• ✅ Free to modify and extend
• ✅ Free to distribute (with proper attribution)
• ✅ Patent protections included

See LICENSE.txt for full details.

Links

• VS Code Marketplace
• Source Code
• Report Issues
• Tingly Box