@brainst0rm/vscode

VS Code extension for Brainstorm AI. Registers as a chat participant (@brainstorm) in VS Code's chat panel.

Architecture

The extension spawns storm chat --simple --pipe as a child process and pipes messages between VS Code and the storm CLI. This means:

• All Brainstorm features work in VS Code (routing, tools, memory, etc.)
• No separate backend needed — uses the same CLI
• Active file context is automatically included

Components

• extension.ts — Entry point, registers chat participant and commands
• chat-provider.ts — Handles VS Code chat requests, manages storm process
• storm-process.ts — Spawns and manages the storm CLI child process

Commands

• brainstorm.startChat — Open Brainstorm chat panel
• brainstorm.selectModel — Switch model via quick pick

Development

cd packages/vscode
npm run build
# Press F5 in VS Code to launch extension host

Requirements

• VS Code 1.90+ (chat participant API)
• storm CLI installed and available in PATH