OpenClaw Chat — VS Code Extension

A Chat Participant extension that brings OpenClaw into the VS Code Chat sidebar. Talk to AI with @openclaw, trigger prompts from the CLI, or push messages via a local HTTP endpoint.

Features

• @openclaw Chat Participant — mention @openclaw in the Chat sidebar to ask questions
• /ask — general Q&A slash command
• /code — code-focused generation and review
• External trigger — push prompts from scripts or the OpenClaw gateway via HTTP or VS Code CLI
• Streaming responses — AI replies stream in real-time, saved in Chat History

Requirements

• VS Code 1.93+
• GitHub Copilot extension installed and signed in (provides the language model)

Usage

In the Chat sidebar

Open the Chat sidebar and type:

@openclaw what is the difference between Promise.all and Promise.allSettled?

Or use slash commands:

@openclaw /code write a TypeScript function that debounces async calls
@openclaw /ask explain the OpenClaw gateway architecture

From the Command Palette

1. Open Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P)
2. Run "OpenClaw: Trigger Chat"
3. Enter your prompt

From the terminal (VS Code CLI)

code --command "openclaw.triggerChat" --args '["帮我检查这段代码的逻辑漏洞"]'

From HTTP (for OpenClaw gateway / scripts)

# Send a prompt
curl -X POST http://localhost:19836/trigger \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"prompt":"帮我检查这段代码的逻辑漏洞"}'

# Health check
curl http://localhost:19836/health

Configuration

Development

cd extensions/vscode-chat
npm install
npm run compile

# Press F5 in VS Code to launch Extension Development Host

Packaging

npm run package
# Produces openclaw-chat-0.1.0.vsix

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