OrvixCode provides a Visual Studio Code extension that opens an OrvixCode panel in the Activity Bar and brings the desktop app's cloud and local AI workflows into the editor.
Main capabilities
- AI chat panel with Ask, Edit, and Agent modes
- Cloud and local Ollama model selection
- Active-file and selected-code context
- Context-menu actions for selected code
- User-approved file edits, diff preview, and undo
- Model connection and error status
- Optional chat synchronization with the desktop app
Context isolationSimple greetings and unrelated messages do not need active-file or workspace context. Code tasks can attach the context again when required.
Quick AI actions
The extension quick actions now go beyond explanation and basic fixes:
- Explain code
- Fix errors
- Refactor
- Review project
- Generate tests
- Code review
- Generate documentation
- Suggest performance improvements
When the desktop app is missingThe extension can offer to open the download page, let you select the OrvixCode executable, or postpone setup.