Bohdan Triapitsyn
c73ab9cbd5
* perf(vscode): gate API readiness and coalesce duplicate startup reads Bring the VS Code bridge runtime to parity with the web startup optimizations (PR #1650), which were web/desktop-only. waitForApiUrl now hands out the OpenCode API URL only once the manager reports 'connected', instead of as soon as getApiUrl() exposes server.url. The URL is available the moment the process is spawned — before waitForReady confirms it can serve and during a workspace-switch restart (stale port) — so URL-presence alone let the bridge forward to a not-yet-ready OpenCode and surface 502s. Gating on connected status mirrors the web proxy's isOpenCodeReady hold. Also fail fast on 'error' status so a missing CLI doesn't burn the full 30s timeout. Coalesce concurrent identical GET reads (config/path/agents/agent/ project/command) at the bridge proxy so the single OpenCode process serves them once. On cold start the webview's sync bootstrap and config store fire these reads in parallel with no shared dedup; this is the extension-host analog of the runtimeFetch coalescer. Shared reads carry no AbortController so one caller's abort can't strand the others, and the entry clears as soon as it settles (never serves stale). * perf(vscode): fade the startup splash once mounted + connected, not on live fetch The webview's initial-loading overlay held until a successful live /api/config/providers AND /api/agent fetch completed. After the cache hydration work those live reads are the slowest cold-start tail — the UI underneath already paints pickers and the sidebar from cache and refreshes in the background — so gating the splash on them kept it spinning long after the app was usable. Fade the overlay as soon as the UI is mounted and OpenCode is connected. Per-widget loaders convey any remaining background refresh, matching how web/desktop (which have no such splash) already behave. Removes the now -obsolete bootstrapProvidersReady/AgentsReady/Failed tracking and recordBootstrapFetch. Connection error/disconnected splash messages are unchanged. * fix(vscode): include captured OpenCode output in spawn-timeout error When the managed OpenCode server fails to emit its 'listening' line within the start timeout, the error discarded everything the process printed to stdout/stderr — so the status report showed a bare 'Timeout waiting for server to start' with no clue whether the process hung, crashed silently, or printed a config/auth error. The exit path already includes the output; the timeout path now does too (or notes that nothing was printed). * feat(vscode): workspace-grouped session list with working folders, pinning, and archived toggle Replace the flat multi-workspace session list with the grouped project view, using each open VS Code workspace folder as a header (no per-worktree subgroups). This restores native folder and pin support, which the flat list silently dropped, and fixes the clipped left padding on session rows. - Group sessions strictly by open workspace; funnel all non-archived sessions into the workspace's group so they no longer fall into the archived bucket. - Keep the project/group/folder + buttons but make them open a draft in the correct workspace and navigate to chat; hide the project actions (...) menu, which isn't relevant in VS Code. - Force the minimal single-line row layout (the second metadata row is redundant under workspace headers) and drop the per-row tooltip. - Add a show/hide archived toggle next to the archive-all control, since the VS Code header has no display-mode menu. - Size the hover action reveal so the timestamp clears the row buttons.
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