vscode-extension

KCode - VS Code Extension

Local AI coding assistant powered by KCode and your own GPU.

Features

• Sidebar Chat: Conversational AI assistant in the VS Code sidebar
• Context Menu Actions: Right-click selected code to Explain, Fix, or Generate Tests
• Terminal Integration: Open KCode in an interactive terminal
• Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+K (Cmd+Shift+K on Mac) to send a prompt

Requirements

• KCode CLI installed and available in PATH (or configure kcode.binaryPath)
• A local LLM backend (Ollama, llama.cpp, etc.)

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
kcode.binaryPath	kcode	Path to the KCode binary
kcode.model	(empty)	Override the default model
kcode.permissionMode	acceptEdits	Permission mode: ask, auto, plan, deny, acceptEdits

Development

cd vscode-extension
npm install
npm run compile

Press F5 in VS Code to launch the Extension Development Host.

Packaging

npm run package

This produces a .vsix file you can install with code --install-extension kcode-0.1.0.vsix.