This is the first editor-native client for the YodaMan runtime.
Current MVP
Connects to a local YodaMan runtime.
Starts the runtime with the configured yodaman.runtimeCommand.
Shows runtime availability in the status bar.
Adds a YodaMan Activity Bar view with runtime, workspace, task state, and quick actions.
Adds workspaces by browsing for a folder, pasting an absolute path, or registering the current VS Code workspace.
Runs workspace questions through /api/ask.
Searches the workspace through /api/search.
Queues workspace reindexing through /api/reindex.
Opens runtime logs and index queue state from /api/logs.
Runs agent tasks through /api/agent/task. The web UI includes a task presets dropdown with a 📊 Impact Analysis template that pre-fills a prompt for affected files, breaking changes, and suggested tests — toggle to the web UI's Agent Chat tab to use it directly.
Streams task events into a YodaMan output channel.
Opens write proposals as VS Code diffs against the real target file when it exists.
Sends approval or rejection to /api/agent/approve.
Cancels the active task through /api/agent/cancel.
Uses the shared YodaMan API/SSE client and protocol declarations from the repository shared/ package.
Development
Start the YodaMan runtime from the repository root:
npm start
Open extensions/vscode-yodaman in VS Code.
Press F5 to launch an extension development host.
The default runtime URL is http://localhost:3090. Change yodaman.runtimeUrl in VS Code settings if needed.
Use YodaMan: Start Local Runtime if the runtime is not already running. The default command is yodaman; change yodaman.runtimeCommand if you prefer a repo-local command such as npm start.
Task state and event history now come from the persisted runtime task history, so recent timelines can survive runtime restarts.
Commands
Agent
YodaMan: Ask About Workspace
YodaMan: Run Agent Task
YodaMan: Cancel Active Agent Task
YodaMan: Search Workspace — ranked results open the file; the blended score
and OpenSpec coverage ride along so the ranking stays inspectable.
The three-tool pillar
YodaMan: Blast Radius For This File — dependents, centrality, spec coverage,
and test coverage for the active file. Also on the editor and explorer context
menus.
YodaMan: Stardust Change Board — active OpenSpec changes and graph freshness.
YodaMan: Check Spec Drift — publishes drift into the Problems panel as
diagnostics. Stale spec references land on the spec; undocumented load-bearing
modules land on the module.
YodaMan: Clear Spec Drift Markers
YodaMan: Pending Approvals — review and decide write proposals.
YodaMan: Runtime Diagnostics — pillar tool health, Ollama, and per-workspace
readiness with the remediation each stale workspace needs.
