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VS Code Extension

AI Power for Visual Studio Code

Chat panel in the sidebar, inline editing with Cmd+Shift+E, security diagnostics and MCP server - all seamlessly integrated into VS Code.

8
MCP Tools
3
Modes
v0.2
Current Version
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Lurus Code VS Code extension with AI chat panel, inline editing, and diff review sidebar
Extension Features

Everything You Need in VS Code

The Lurus Code VS Code extension brings full AI power directly into your editor.

Chat Panel

AI assistant in the sidebar

Open the Lurus Code panel in the secondary sidebar and chat directly with the AI. Ask questions about your code, get explanations, or generate new functions - all without leaving VS Code.

  • Secondary sidebar integration
  • Streaming responses with Markdown
  • Code highlighting & syntax
  • Tool execution visible
  • Session history & resume
  • Model selection (Sonnet, Opus, GPT, Gemini)

Inline Editing

Select code and transform

Select any code, press Cmd+L (Mac) or Ctrl+L (Windows/Linux) and describe what the AI should do with it. Refactoring, optimization, documentation - all with one shortcut.

  • Keyboard shortcut (Cmd+L)
  • Context menu integration
  • Natural language
  • Automatic Edit tool usage
  • Line range detection
  • Terminal execution

MCP Server

Bidirectional IDE communication

The extension starts a local MCP server (Model Context Protocol) that connects the CLI with VS Code. The AI can open files, retrieve diagnostics, show diffs, and read editor state.

  • JSON-RPC 2.0 protocol
  • Bearer token auth
  • getDiagnostics tool
  • getOpenFiles tool
  • openFile tool
  • openDiff tool
  • runTerminalCommand tool

Security Diagnostics

Security issues in Problems panel

After a security scan, all found vulnerabilities are displayed as VS Code diagnostics. With severity level, CWE IDs and detailed descriptions - right in the Problems panel.

  • Problems panel integration
  • Severity-based icons
  • CWE ID display
  • Quick-fix code actions
  • Inline highlighting
  • Patch suggestions

Diff Preview

Review changes before saving

When the AI modifies a file, a diff view opens automatically in VS Code. You can review what changed, accept with the button in the chat panel or Cmd+S, or undo the change directly from the chat panel.

  • Automatic diff on file change
  • Accept via chat panel button
  • Undo via chat panel button
  • Accept with Cmd+S
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Automatic opening

Session Management

Save and resume conversations

All your chats are automatically saved. Open the session list, search by keywords and resume any conversation - even across VS Code restarts.

  • Automatic saving
  • Session search
  • Delete sessions
  • Token statistics
  • Model info
  • CLI/VS Code source
Interaction Modes

Four Modes for Every Situation

Choose the right mode for your current task. Agent for full autonomy, Plan for analysis, Ask for quick questions.

∞
Agent Mode
Full tool access - read, write, terminal
📋
Plan Mode
Read-only - analysis and planning
❓
Ask Mode
Chat only - no tool usage
🐛
Debug Mode
Debug session with log capture

Available Models

Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic
default
Opus 4.6
Anthropic
max
Haiku 4.5
Anthropic
fast
GPT-5.4
OpenAI
default
GPT-5.4 Pro
OpenAI
max
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Google
max
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Google
fast
DeepSeek V3.2
DeepSeek
eu

+ more models via /model command

MCP JSON-RPC
// MCP Server Request
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "openDiff",
    "arguments": {
      "filePath": "/src/utils.ts",
      "newContent": "// Updated code...",
      "originalContent": "// Original..."
    }
  },
  "id": 1
}
// Diff view opens automatically
✓ Diff opened for /src/utils.ts
  Press Cmd+S to accept
  Press Escape to reject
Model Context Protocol

MCP Server for Seamless Integration

The extension automatically starts a local MCP server that connects the Lurus Code CLI with VS Code. The AI gets access to IDE-specific information and can perform actions in the editor.

getDiagnostics
Get linter/compiler errors
getOpenFiles
Currently open files
openFile
Open file in editor
getFileContent
Read file content
getWorkspaceFolders
Workspace directories
openDiff
Open diff view
closeDiff
Close diff view
runTerminalCommand
Run command in terminal
Installation

In 2 Minutes Ready to Go

1

Install Extension

Open VS Code Extensions (Cmd+Shift+X) and search for "Lurus Code"

2

Install CLI

Install the Lurus Code CLI globally via npm

$ npm install -g @lurus/cli
3

Login

Authenticate with your Lurus Code account

$ lurus login
4

Start Coding!

Open the Lurus Code panel with Cmd+Shift+L and start chatting

Configuration

Customize the extension to your needs

// settings.json
{
  // Default AI model
  "lurus-code.model": "sonnet",
  
  // Interaction mode (agent, plan, ask)
  "lurus-code.mode": "agent",
  
  // Enable code indexing (RAG)
  "lurus-code.indexing.enabled": true,
  
  // Auto-run linter after AI changes
  "lurus-code.autoLint": false,
  
  // Auto-run tests after AI changes
  "lurus-code.autoTest": false,
  
  // Permission mode
  "lurus-code.permissionMode": "default",
  
  // Show status bar item
  "lurus-code.statusBar.enabled": true
}

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