EchoCoder — AI-Native IDE

Transform VS Code into a full AI-native IDE powered by OpenClaude.
Ghost Text autocomplete · Inline Chat · Composer · Plan → Execute → Verify

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✨ Features

Feature	Shortcut	Description
🤖 Agent Panel	Ctrl+L	Rich chat sidebar with streaming markdown and tool progress
📋 Workflow Engine	—	Plan → Approve → Execute → Verify loop for safe AI execution
👻 Ghost Text	—	AI autocomplete predictions as you type
✏️ Inline Edit	Ctrl+K	Edit selected code with natural language
🎼 Composer	—	Multi-file atomic edits via WorkspaceEdit
💬 @echo Chat	—	Native VS Code Chat participant with slash commands
💻 AI Terminal	—	Dedicated terminal for agent commands
🛡️ Security	—	Tiered tool approval with sensitive path blocking

🚀 Quick Start

1. Install the .vsix extension in VS Code
2. Set your API key in Settings → echocoder.apiKey
3. Press Ctrl+L to open the Agent Panel
4. Type a prompt and let EchoCoder plan, execute, and verify

📖 Documentation

Full documentation is available in the Wiki:

• Getting Started
• Architecture Overview
• Workflow Engine
• Security Model
• Context Engine
• UI Components
• AI Features
• Configuration Reference
• Development Guide

⚙️ Configuration

Setting	Default	Description
echocoder.provider	anthropic	Provider: anthropic, openai, deepseek, ollama, custom
echocoder.model	claude-sonnet-4-20250514	Model identifier
echocoder.apiKey	—	API key for your provider
echocoder.autoApproveReads	true	Auto-approve read tools
echocoder.autoApproveWrites	false	Auto-approve write tools (sensitive paths always blocked)
echocoder.ghostText.enabled	true	Enable Ghost Text autocomplete

See the Configuration Reference for all settings.

🔐 Security Model

• Reads: Auto-approved when enabled
• Writes: Blocked for .env, .ssh, credential files, and paths outside workspace
• Terminal: Requires explicit approval
• Network: Blocked by default
• Workflow: Planning phase runs with mutating tools disabled

🏗️ Architecture

User → PromptAssembler → ProcessManager → NDJSONParser → EventRouter → UI Surfaces
                              ↕
                     OpenClaude CLI (child process)

Key modules:

• WorkflowLoop — Plan → Approve → Execute → Verify orchestration
• ProcessManager — Agent process lifecycle
• NDJSONParser — Stream-safe NDJSON parsing
• EventRouter — Typed event fan-out
• ToolInterceptor — Security policy enforcement

🧪 Development

npm install
npm run build
npm run test:parser
npm run test:workflow
npm run package          # Build .vsix

📋 Requirements

• VS Code 1.100.0+
• OpenClaude CLI binary
• Provider API key (or Ollama for local models)

📄 License

MIT