Bohdan Triapitsyn
33ecd628bd
Bundle the official OpenCode CLI into Electron desktop builds instead of relying on whichever opencode executable happens to be first on PATH. Pin @opencode-ai/sdk to an exact version and use that version as the source of truth for the downloaded CLI artifact. Add an Electron prepare script that maps the current platform/arch to the official OpenCode release artifact, downloads it from GitHub releases, caches the archive under packages/electron/.cache, stages the binary under resources/opencode-cli, verifies opencode --version, and skips work when the staged binary already matches. Prefer explicit OpenCode binary overrides first, then the bundled Electron CLI, then PATH/system installs. Keep rejecting the Windows OpenCode desktop app executable as a CLI candidate and add resolver tests for bundled priority, explicit override priority, resourcesPath lookup, and desktop-app rejection. Suppress OpenCode CLI update prompts when the active CLI source is bundled. The server now reports upgrade-status as unavailable for bundled CLI while still returning the current OpenCode version for About, and rejects direct upgrade attempts with a 409 instead of trying to mutate the bundled binary. Update desktop release, smoke, and manual macOS DMG workflows to prepare and verify the bundled CLI before packaging, verify the packaged app contains the expected CLI, cache downloads by OS/arch/OpenCode version, and align the Windows smoke runner with production windows-2022. Document desktop bundling behavior, ignore generated CLI/cache files, add oc-dev helpers, and keep Web/VS Code behavior dependent on installed OpenCode CLI rather than desktop bundled resources.
OpenChamber VS Code Extension
OpenCode AI coding agent, right inside your editor. No tab-switching, no context loss.
Like the extension? There's also a desktop app and web version with even more features.
What you get
- Chat beside your code — responsive layout that adapts to narrow and wide panels
- Agent Manager — run the same prompt across multiple models in parallel, compare results side by side
- Right-click actions — add context, explain selections, and improve code in-place
- Click-to-open — file paths in tool output open directly in your editor; edit-style results land in a focused diff view
- Session editor panel — keep chat sessions open alongside files
- Theme-aware — adapts to your VS Code light, dark, and high-contrast themes
Plus everything from the shared OpenChamber UI: branchable timeline, smart tool UIs, voice mode, Git workflows, and more.
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
OpenChamber: Focus Chat |
Focus the chat panel |
OpenChamber: New Session |
Start a new chat session |
OpenChamber: Open Sidebar |
Open the OpenChamber sidebar |
OpenChamber: Open Agent Manager |
Launch parallel multi-model runs |
OpenChamber: Open Session in Editor |
Open current or new session in an editor tab |
OpenChamber: Settings |
Open extension settings |
OpenChamber: Restart API Connection |
Restart the OpenCode API process |
OpenChamber: Show OpenCode Status |
Debug info for development or bug reports |
Right-click menu
Select code in the editor, right-click, and find the OpenChamber submenu:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Add to Context | Attach selection to your next prompt |
| Explain | Ask the agent to explain the selected code |
| Improve Code | Ask the agent to improve the selection in-place |
Configuration
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
openchamber.apiUrl |
(empty) | URL of an external OpenCode API server. Leave empty to auto-start a local instance. |
openchamber.opencodeBinary |
(empty) | Absolute path to the opencode CLI binary. Useful when PATH lookup fails. Requires window reload to apply. |
Requirements
- OpenCode CLI installed and available in PATH (or set
OPENCODE_BINARYenv var) - VS Code 1.85+
Development
bun install
bun run vscode:dev
bun run vscode:dev now starts watchers + opens an Extension Development Host automatically. Webview UI changes use Vite HMR automatically.
Optional overrides:
OPENCHAMBER_VSCODE_BIN=cursor bun run vscode:devOPENCHAMBER_VSCODE_DEV_WORKSPACE=/path/to/workspace bun run vscode:devbun run vscode:dev /path/to/workspace
To package manually:
bun run --cwd packages/vscode build
cd packages/vscode && bunx vsce package --no-dependencies
Install locally: code --install-extension packages/vscode/openchamber-*.vsix
License
MIT