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Overview

The Ageneral Coder extension adds:
  • Ageneral Models in the built-in Chat model picker.
  • Ageneral Coder as a coding agent in the dedicated Chat pane.
  • Invocation via @ageneral-coder when an Ageneral model is selected in built-in Chat.
The coding agent starts a local helper process the first time you use it.

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Requirements

Extensions that register language models must follow Microsoft’s Chat guidance.

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Install

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From Marketplace

  1. Open Extensions in VS Code.
  2. Search for Ageneral and install Ageneral Coder, or open Ageneral.ageneralcoder.
Install in Visual Studio Code

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From VSIX

(@vscode/vsce package writes {name}-{version}.vsix from package.json; name is ageneralcoder.) Or use Extensions → ⋯ → Install from VSIX…. Uninstall:

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Sign in and start

  1. Open Ageneral Coder in the activity bar. The sign-in view remains until the account links.
  2. Run Ageneral: Sign In from the Command Palette or the chat menu; finish OAuth in the browser.
  3. When sign-in completes, the Chat pane is ready and Ageneral Models appear in built-in Chat.
  4. Start a thread, or right-click a file and choose Add File to Ageneral Coder chat to attach context first.

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Features

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Chat pane

The Chat view lists conversations, starts threads, and accepts attachments. Replies may include formatted text and diagrams when the model returns them.
  • Back and New Chat switch between the thread list and an active thread.
  • Files touched summarizes edits with add and remove counts.
  • Slash commands begin with /; pick one from the list to run in context.
  • Attachments appear as chips; remove them before send if needed.
  • Click a prior user message to edit it; the thread restarts from that turn.
  • A progress indicator runs while the assistant works; it pauses when a tool needs approval.
  • Permissions for edits or reads outside the workspace respect settings.
  • The thread list sorts by recent activity; delete a row to remove a thread.

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Built-in Chat and @ageneral-coder

Select an Ageneral model in built-in Chat, then mention @ageneral-coder to call the same agent as the sidebar pane.

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Context menus

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Commands

Filter the Command Palette with Ageneral for sign-in, billing scope, model visibility, and attach-to-chat commands.

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Model visibility

Ageneral: Coder: Model Visibility toggles models in the sidebar picker. Values persist in extension storage, not settings.json.

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Settings

Search ageneral. in Settings JSON for advanced edits.

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Troubleshooting

Logs — View → Output → Ageneral. Inspect when commands fail or output mismatches expectations. OAuth in remote or headless setups — OAuth expects a local browser and vscode:// returns. Complete sign-in from desktop VS Code when remote workflows block that path. Empty model list — Finish sign-in; verify network. The extension may fall back to an alternate catalog if the primary list is unavailable. Missing model in sidebar — Open Ageneral: Coder: Model Visibility and enable it. Stuck permission prompt — Choose Allow or Deny, or disable Ageneral: Coder: Ask for permissions for silent tool runs.

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Next steps

Authentication

Sign-in, virtual keys, and credential scopes.

Quickstart

Platform paths and first API calls.

Usage and billing

Credits and Models HTTP errors.

Troubleshooting

Host-wide diagnostics beyond the extension.