OpenClaw VS Code Extension

Let your OpenClaw AI agent control VS Code.

Features

Once connected to your OpenClaw gateway, the agent can:

• 📂 Open/close files - Navigate your codebase
• 🔍 Navigate to line/symbol - Jump to specific locations
• ✏️ Insert/replace text - Make edits in the editor
• 🖥️ Run terminal commands - Execute in integrated terminal
• 🐛 Read diagnostics - See errors and warnings
• 🔀 Go to definition/references - Code navigation
• 💬 Show messages - Display notifications
• 🎯 Execute VS Code commands - Full command palette access

Setup

1. Install the extension
2. Configure your gateway URL in settings (openclaw.gatewayUrl)
3. Set your gateway token if required (openclaw.gatewayToken)
4. The extension auto-connects on startup (configurable)

Settings

• openclaw.gatewayUrl - WebSocket URL of the OpenClaw gateway (default: ws://127.0.0.1:18789)
• openclaw.gatewayToken - Authentication token for the gateway
• openclaw.autoConnect - Automatically connect on startup (default: true)

Commands

• OpenClaw: Connect to Gateway - Manually connect
• OpenClaw: Disconnect - Disconnect from gateway
• OpenClaw: Show Status - Show connection status

Agent Actions

The agent can invoke these actions via vscode.invoke:

Action	Description
openFile	Open a file, optionally at a specific line
closeFile	Close a file or the active editor
navigate	Navigate to a file:line:column
getActiveFile	Get the currently active file path
getOpenFiles	List all open files
getDiagnostics	Get errors/warnings for a file or workspace
runTerminalCommand	Run a command in the integrated terminal
showMessage	Show an info/warning/error message
insertText	Insert text at cursor or position
replaceSelection	Replace the current selection
getSelection	Get the current selection text and range
setSelection	Set the editor selection
executeCommand	Execute any VS Code command
getWorkspaceFolders	List workspace folders
findFiles	Find files matching a glob pattern
goToDefinition	Go to symbol definition
findReferences	Find all references to a symbol
showQuickPick	Show a quick pick menu
showInputBox	Show an input dialog
getEditorState	Get full editor state snapshot

Development

npm install
npm run compile

Press F5 in VS Code to launch the Extension Development Host.

License

MIT