Chat Task Assistant - VS Code Extension

A chat-based task management extension that extracts tasks and files to edit from your conversations.

Features

• Chat interface to describe development tasks
• Automatic task extraction from chat messages
• Task list in sidebar with checkboxes
• File suggestions for each task
• Mark tasks as complete
• Clean, VS Code integrated UI

Installation

1. Clone this repository
2. Run npm install
3. Open in VS Code
4. Press F5 to start debugging

Usage

1. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P)
2. Type "Open Chat Task Assistant" and select it
3. In the chat panel, describe what you need to fix/add
4. The extension will extract tasks and suggest files
5. Click "Add Tasks to Sidebar" to add them to your task list
6. Track progress and mark tasks complete in the sidebar

Example

Type in chat: "Fix css layout issues in App component and add error boundary"

Extracted:

• [ ] Fix css layout issues in App
• [ ] Add error boundary in main

Files:

1. src/App.jsx
2. src/App.css
3. src/main.jsx

Extension Settings

No additional settings required.

Known Issues

• Basic natural language parsing (can be enhanced)
• Works best with clear, structured task descriptions

Release Notes

1.0.0

Initial release with chat interface and task management.