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502c96630e feat(desktop): Linux AppImage polish — window controls, updater UX, docs (#2144)
* feat(electron): add Linux AppImage releases

* ci: cache Linux OpenCode CLI artifacts

* fix(ci): await Linux release inventory check

* fix(electron): add frameless window controls on Linux desktop

Linux AppImages were created without native WM decorations and without
in-app controls, leaving users unable to close the window with a mouse.

Treat Linux like Windows: frameless BrowserWindow plus the existing
WindowsWindowControls header buttons and app-menu entry. macOS keeps
hidden title bar with traffic lights unchanged.

Shared usesFramelessElectronChrome() helper drives main window, mini
chat, header insets, and titlebar controls.

Co-authored-by: Serhii Dziupin <makeittech@users.noreply.github.com>

* feat(desktop): add configurable window controls position by OS

Add desktopWindowControlsPosition setting (auto/left/right) with OS-aware
defaults: Linux left, Windows right. Wire frameless chrome controls in
Header, TitlebarLeftControls, and MiniChatLayout, plus a Sessions settings
control for Windows and Linux desktop shells.

Co-authored-by: Serhii Dziupin <makeittech@users.noreply.github.com>

* fix(desktop): address Linux AppImage release review findings

Propagate updater capability errors to the UI, treat missing
latest-linux.yml feeds as no-update, stop installed-apps IPC spam on
Linux, document FUSE/AppImage limits, add CHANGELOG entry, migrate
remaining btriapitsyn URLs, and run Electron Linux unit tests on PRs.

Co-authored-by: Serhii Dziupin <makeittech@users.noreply.github.com>

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Co-authored-by: jibanez-staticduo <staticduo@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Serhii Dziupin <makeittech@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-07-13 08:59:31 +03:00

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OpenChamber VS Code Extension

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OpenCode AI coding agent, right inside your editor. No tab-switching, no context loss.

VS Code Extension

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_BINARY env 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:dev
  • OPENCHAMBER_VSCODE_DEV_WORKSPACE=/path/to/workspace bun run vscode:dev
  • bun 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