11 Editors editor extensions

Editor Extensions

Krnl-AI integrates with popular code editors to bring cognitive agent capabilities directly into your development workflow.

VS Code Extension

A TypeScript-based extension that adds Krnl-AI features to VS Code.

Features

• Chat Panel — Interact with the agent directly in VS Code
• Inline Completions — AI-powered code suggestions
• Code Actions — Refactor, explain, and generate code
• Coding Agent — Autonomous agentic loop for complex tasks
• Memory Integration — Search and browse agent memory
• Episode Viewer — Browse execution history
• Policy Viewer — View and manage policies
• Git Integration — Auto-review, commit messages, PR descriptions
• Session Teleport — Persist and restore sessions

Chat Commands

Command	Description
Ctrl+Shift+P → KrnlAI: Chat	Open chat panel
Ctrl+Shift+P → KrnlAI: Inline	Request inline completion

Chat Participants

The extension includes a @krnlai chat participant for the VS Code native chat interface:

@krnlai explain this function
@krnlai review my changes
@krnlai generate tests for this class

Dashboard Panel

Provides real-time metrics and status of the cognitive runtime.

Installation

# From VS Code Marketplace (when published)
ext install KrnlAI.VsCode

# From source
cd src/KrnlAI.VsCode
npm install
npm run compile

Visual Studio Extension

A .NET-based extension for Visual Studio 2022.

Features

• Tool Window — Dedicated Krnl-AI panel
• Send Selection to Chat — Send selected code to the agent
• Analyze Error — Get AI-powered error analysis
• Chat History — Persistent conversation history

Tool Window Commands

Command	Description
View → Other Windows → Krnl-AI	Open the Krnl-AI tool window
Right-click → Send to Krnl-AI	Send selected code to chat
Right-click on error → Analyze with Krnl-AI	Analyze build error

Configuration

Settings available via Tools → Options → Krnl-AI:

• Sidecar endpoint URL
• Default provider
• Safety level
• Theme preference

Installation

Build and install the VSIX from src/KrnlAI.VisualStudio/:

cd src/KrnlAI.VisualStudio
dotnet build
# Install bin/Debug/KrnlAI.VisualStudio.vsix