Debriefing YC VS Code Extension

Debriefing YC connects students to teacher-led coding debriefings. Students can join scheduled sessions, read level-appropriate tasks, request hints, receive teacher feedback, and submit the files used during the exercise.

Account and sessions

Open the Debriefing YC icon in the Activity Bar and select Login with browser. After linking the account, the view lists current and upcoming debriefings. A session can also be joined with its teacher-provided code.

During a running session, each task can be opened as a Markdown file. The extension shows remaining time, hints, tracked files, and the final submission flow.

Data collection

While a joined debriefing is running, the extension records learning evidence needed for live supervision and review, including:

• opened, edited, and active files;
• typing, copy, paste, focus, idle, save, and command events;
• pasted text and whether the copy originated inside the tracked VS Code session;
• installed extension identifiers used to surface teacher-configured restrictions;
• selected source files and their final content when the student submits.

Collection stops when the session closes or the student submits. The extension does not claim that a signal proves AI use; teachers review evidence in context. Account tokens are stored with VS Code secret storage.

Commands

• Debriefing YC: Login With Browser
• Debriefing YC: Open Session Panel
• Debriefing YC: Join Debriefing Session
• Debriefing YC: Ask For Hint
• Debriefing YC: Test Connection

Configuration

The Marketplace build points to the hosted Debriefing YC platform by default. Self-hosted installations can override debriefingYc.apiUrl and debriefingYc.webUrl in VS Code settings.

Development installation

From the repository root:

pnpm extension:install

This builds the extension, creates apps/vscode-extension/debriefing-yc.vsix, and installs it with the code CLI.