openchamber/packages/vscode/README.md

OpenChamber VS Code Extension

AI coding assistant for VS Code powered by the OpenCode API. Embeds the OpenChamber chat interface in VS Code's activity bar.

Features

• Chat UI in activity bar
• Session management with history
• File attachments via native VS Code file picker (10MB limit)
• Auto-start opencode serve if not running
• Workspace-isolated opencode instances (different workspaces get unique opencode instances)
• Adapts to VS Code's light/dark/high-contrast themes

Commands

Command	Description
OpenChamber: Focus on Chat View	Focus chat panel
OpenChamber: Restart API Connection	Restart OpenCode API process

Configuration

Setting	Default	Description
openchamber.apiUrl	http://localhost:47339	OpenCode API server URL

Requirements

• OpenCode CLI installed and available in PATH (or set via OPENCODE_BINARY env var)
• VS Code 1.85.0+

Development

pnpm install
pnpm -C packages/vscode run build            # build extension + webview
pnpm -C packages/vscode exec vsce package --no-dependencies

Local Install

• After packaging: code --install-extension packages/vscode/openchamber-*.vsix
• Or in VS Code: Extensions panel → "Install from VSIX…" and select the file