Add a VS Code-specific foreground permission responder while preserving the server-owned implementation for web, desktop, and mobile runtimes. Persist the authoritative VS Code policy in extension global state and expose matching GET/PUT bridge routes. Broadcast policy updates to the sidebar, session editor panels, and agent manager so every active webview observes the same explicit per-session policy. Resolve missing child-session lineage through OpenCode, honor nearest explicit ancestor overrides, deduplicate concurrent requests, retry transient replies, and reconcile pending permissions after enablement, bootstrap, and reconnect. Treat resolved requests as handled and route notification suppression through the same responder outcome. Keep post-toggle reconciliation failures non-fatal after policy persistence and fail closed when lineage or replies cannot be confirmed. Document that auto-accept intentionally cannot run while every OpenChamber webview is closed or suspended.
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

