See what Claude Code, Cursor, and Copilot actually do on your machine.
Vigil is an OS-level evidence platform that observes AI coding agent sessions. This extension surfaces that evidence directly inside VS Code — status bar state, sidebar views, file badges, and Red Line alerts — all backed by a local Vigil backend running on localhost:7422.
What it shows
Status bar — current session state at a glance: offline, ready, active (clean or with friction), or an active Red Line alert. Click it to open the Vigil dashboard.
Sidebar (activity bar eye icon) — three views:
Current Session — agent, duration, status, files touched, friction signals, Red Lines.
Red Lines — Red Line events from the last 24 hours, with process and file context.
Findings — friction findings (e.g. retry loops) with confidence and file context.
File badges — files with friction signals get a badge in the Explorer showing the friction count.
Red Line alerts — a warning notification pops up the moment a new Red Line event is detected, with a link to view evidence.
Requirements
Vigil v0.2.1+ — installs automatically on first use if not already present.
VS Code 1.85+.
Settings
Setting
Default
Description
vigil.apiPort
7422
Port where Vigil is running
vigil.pollIntervalSeconds
10
How often to poll Vigil (seconds)
vigil.showFileDecorations
true
Show friction badges on files in Explorer
vigil.redLineNotifications
true
Show notifications for Red Line events
Privacy
Everything stays on your machine. The extension reads from localhost only. Nothing is sent anywhere.
