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VS Code extension bootstrap for Kiwi TCMS virtual filesystem integration
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vscode-kiwifs

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Overview

kiwifs is a VS Code extension for working with Kiwi TCMS test plans and test cases from VS Code. Use the Kiwi Plans view in Explorer to browse plans, open and update test case bodies, edit case metadata, inspect attachments, and update test executions.

When needed, you can also use a local mirror to export test case bodies as local Markdown files. This is useful when you want to review, compare, or update Kiwi TCMS content with local tools or an LLM.

kiwifs supports an LLM-safe editing flow. Instead of letting an LLM edit Kiwi TCMS directly, kiwifs first exports the test case body to a local mirror, limits which files the LLM may read or edit, and keeps the final apply step in VS Code Source Control. After editing, you review the diff in Source Control View and apply the change to Kiwi only after a human confirms it.

This keeps the LLM work scope narrow, avoids unintended file reads or direct remote writes, and helps edit wiki-like test case bodies more safely.

Kiwi Plans overview

What You Can Do

  • Browse Kiwi TCMS test plans and test cases in Kiwi Plans
  • Open and update test case bodies in VS Code
  • Inspect test case metadata, history, and attachments
  • Edit test case basic information
  • Create new test cases in a test plan or add existing test cases to a plan
  • Remove test cases from a plan or delete test cases
  • Search test cases and test runs through dedicated screens
  • Create and update test runs from a test run dashboard
  • Manage test executions for a single test case from a case-focused screen
  • Use a local mirror to compare and apply local body changes
  • Use experimental LLM Assist Kit to prepare Skills and prompts for local mirror editing and diff review

Installation

To install from the Marketplace:

  1. Open the VS Code Extensions view
  2. Search for Kiwi FS or vscode-kiwifs
  3. Select yyamamot.vscode-kiwifs
  4. Press Install
  5. Configure the Kiwi TCMS connection from the Command Palette

For local validation, you can also install a VSIX build.

pnpm run package:vsix
pnpm run install:vsix

Quick Start

1. Configure the connection

Run these commands from the Command Palette:

  • Kiwi: Set Base URL
  • Kiwi: Set Username
  • Kiwi: Set Password
Item Details
Base URL Kiwi TCMS URL such as https://kiwi.example.com/
Username Kiwi TCMS login username
Password Kiwi TCMS login password
Storage Base URL is stored in settings; username and password are stored in Secret Storage

2. Open Kiwi Plans

Run Kiwi: Open Root to show Kiwi Plans in Explorer. Expand a test plan to inspect its test cases.

Kiwi Plans context actions

3. Edit a test case body

  1. Expand a test plan and select a test case
  2. Open the test case body as a kiwi: document
  3. Edit the Markdown body in VS Code and save it
  4. Use Show Test Case Diff before saving when you want to review the body change
  5. Use Refresh Test Case when you want to reload the latest body from Kiwi

4. Use the test case actions screen

Open Open Test Case Actions from the test case context menu when you want case-focused operations in one place. The actions screen shows the target case information at the top and provides links to common operations:

  • Show test case information
  • Edit basic information
  • Manage test case executions
  • Show test case history
  • Show history diff
  • Open test case in browser
  • Open attachments in the editor or browser
  • Add attachments

5. Work with test runs

Open Kiwi: Show Test Runs when you want to manage multiple test runs. You can create new test runs, switch between existing runs, add test cases, and update execution results.

Use Manage Test Case Executions when you want to update executions for a single case. The case-focused flow lists related test runs and supports adding the case to an existing run, creating a new run, and updating results or comments.

Test run dashboard

6. Use the local mirror when needed

Use the local mirror when you want to handle test case bodies as local files. After compare, local mirror changes appear in VS Code Source Control View as Local Changes, Remote Changes, or Conflicts. Use Source Control View to review diffs, apply local changes to Kiwi, or take remote changes back into the local mirror.

  1. Run Sync This Test Case Locally or Sync Child Test Cases Locally
  2. Run Check This Test Case Diff or Check Child Test Case Diffs
  3. Review the Source Control View diff and run Apply to Kiwi when it is correct

The local mirror is created under .kiwi-mirror/... and can be edited with local tools. kiwifs also watches local mirror file changes and reflects local-only changes into Source Control View without requiring a full compare every time.

Local mirror workflow

7. Use LLM Assist Kit (Experimental)

LLM Assist Kit is an experimental feature. It prepares Skills and prompts so an LLM can work with local mirror files, but the workflow and generated artifacts may change in future releases. Use it when you are comfortable reviewing the generated prompts and Source Control diffs yourself.

LLMs cannot directly read VS Code Source Control View or extension runtime state. kiwifs writes the allowed read files, allowed edit files, and SCM diff evidence to .kiwi-agent/... as plain files. By giving the LLM only these files, you can keep unrelated workspace files out of scope and leave the final Kiwi apply decision to the human in Source Control View.

The main goals are:

  • Limit LLM reads and edits to .kiwi-mirror/**/*.md
  • Export Source Control View diffs as patches and prompts the LLM can read
  • Prevent the LLM from running Apply to Kiwi or Take Remote Changes
  1. Run Kiwi: Install LLM Local Mirror Skills from the Command Palette
  2. Sync the target test cases to the local mirror
  3. Run Kiwi: Prepare LLM Local Mirror Prompt from Source Control View or the Command Palette
  4. Ask the LLM to read .kiwi-agent/prompt/current/prompt.md
  5. Review the resulting diff in Source Control View and apply it to Kiwi when it is correct

To ask an LLM to summarize or review SCM diffs, create the Source Control View snapshot first, then run Kiwi: Prepare LLM Local Mirror Diff. The generated .kiwi-agent/diff/current/prompt.md is the input for reading SCM diff evidence.

In Codex, you may use $kiwi-local-mirror-prompt or $kiwi-local-mirror-diff when useful. For Claude Code or other LLMs with different Skill syntax, do not rely on $...; explicitly provide these files instead.

Purpose Files to provide to the LLM
Local mirror editing .agents/skills/kiwi-local-mirror-prompt/SKILL.md, .agents/skills/kiwi-local-mirror-prompt/agents/generic.md, .kiwi-agent/prompt/current/prompt.md
SCM diff review .agents/skills/kiwi-local-mirror-diff/SKILL.md, .agents/skills/kiwi-local-mirror-diff/agents/generic.md, .kiwi-agent/diff/current/prompt.md
Generated path Purpose
.agents/skills/kiwi-local-mirror-prompt/ Skill for editing local mirror Markdown
.agents/skills/kiwi-local-mirror-diff/ Skill for reading SCM diff evidence
.kiwi-agent/prompt/current/ Prompt and editable file list for an editing request
.kiwi-agent/diff/current/ Prompt and patches for SCM diff review

LLM Assist Kit does not call Kiwi APIs or run Apply to Kiwi. The final review and apply operation stays in Source Control View.

Features

Feature What it does Notes
Test plan tree Shows plans and test cases in Kiwi Plans Available from Explorer
Test case body editing Opens and saves test case bodies in VS Code Uses normal editor workflow
Test case metadata view Shows summary, status, priority, tags, and more Separate from body editing
Test case metadata editing Updates summary, status, priority, and tags Edit only the needed fields
Test case creation and duplication Creates new cases and duplicates existing cases Creation can use Kiwi templates
Plan membership management Adds existing cases, removes cases from plans, and deletes cases Uses QuickPick and confirmation dialogs
Test case search Filters by keyword, plan, status, priority, tags, and body text Results load in pages of 50
Test run search Filters test runs by keyword, plan, and build name Open results in the test run dashboard
History and diff Shows body diff, history list, and history diff Useful before updating
Freshness checks Shows when the opened case is not the latest Helps notice Web-side updates
Attachments Lists, adds, and opens attachments Supports browser and editor views
Single-case execution update Updates execution results for one case Useful for focused updates
Case execution management Manages test runs for one case Add to existing runs, create runs, and update results
Test run dashboard Creates runs, switches runs, adds cases, and updates multiple rows Test execution management inside VS Code
Local mirror Exports bodies to local files and shows compare results in Source Control View Designed for local tool integration
LLM Assist Kit Generates Skills and prompts to scope LLM work Experimental; for local mirror editing and SCM diff review
Browser integration Opens plan and case pages in Kiwi TCMS Web UI Useful for detailed management

Main Workflows

Commands prefixed with Kiwi: are mainly Command Palette commands. Commands without that prefix are usually shown from Kiwi Plans context menus or in dedicated screens.

Main Command Palette commands

Connection and basic operations

Purpose Command
Open Kiwi Plans Kiwi: Open Root
Set Base URL Kiwi: Set Base URL
Set Username Kiwi: Set Username
Set Password Kiwi: Set Password
Clear settings Kiwi: Clear Base URL, Kiwi: Clear Username, Kiwi: Clear Password, Kiwi: Clear Settings

Search test cases and test runs

Purpose Command
Lightweight case search Kiwi: Search Test Cases
Advanced case search Kiwi: Find Test Cases
Show test runs Kiwi: Show Test Runs
Find test runs Kiwi: Find Test Runs

Main context and screen commands

Test plan actions

Purpose Command
Show information Show Test Plan Information
Open in browser Show in Browser
Create new test case Create Here
Add existing case Add Existing Test Case
Remove case Remove Test Case from Test Plan

Test case and execution actions

Purpose Command
Show information Show Test Case Information
Edit metadata Edit Basic Information
Refresh body Refresh Test Case
Check latest state Check Latest Test Case State
Show diff Show Test Case Diff
Show history Show Test Case History
Show history diff Show Test Case History Diff
Duplicate Duplicate Test Case
Update execution result Update Test Case Execution Result
Manage executions Manage Test Case Executions

Local mirror

Purpose Command
Sync one test case Sync This Test Case Locally
Sync child test cases Sync Child Test Cases Locally
Compare a test case Check This Test Case Diff
Compare child test cases Check Child Test Case Diffs
Apply from Source Control View Apply to Kiwi
Take remote changes from Source Control View Take Remote Changes
Open Open Local Mirror

LLM Assist Kit

Purpose Command
Install Skills Kiwi: Install LLM Local Mirror Skills
Prepare edit prompt Kiwi: Prepare LLM Local Mirror Prompt
Prepare SCM diff prompt Kiwi: Prepare LLM Local Mirror Diff

Limitations

Limitation Details
VS Code extension only This is not an operating system filesystem replacement
Metadata editing is scoped Summary, status, priority, and tags are supported
Local mirror is optional Basic browsing and editing do not require it
Runtime logs are for development Runtime logs are enabled only during F5 debug sessions
LLM Assist Kit does not apply changes Kiwi apply remains a human Source Control View action

Requirements / Compatibility

Item Requirement
VS Code Desktop 1.105+
Kiwi TCMS Environment with XML-RPC access
Verified Kiwi TCMS 15.3
Authentication Base URL + username + password
Local workspace File workspace recommended when using local mirror
Marketplace package Includes README.md, README.ja.md, CHANGELOG.md, CHANGELOG.ja.md, and screenshot assets

Build from Source

Requirements:

  • Node.js 22+
  • pnpm 10.30.3+
  • VS Code Desktop 1.105+

Install dependencies and build the extension:

pnpm install
pnpm run build

Package a local VSIX:

pnpm run package:vsix

Install the generated VSIX into VS Code:

pnpm run install:vsix

Run the main verification gate:

pnpm run verify

For UI changes:

pnpm run verify:ui-change -- --scenario smoke --id <feature-id>

License

  • License: MIT
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