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VS Code Integration ​

Kaimon.jl provides deep integration with Visual Studio Code through the VS Code Remote Control extension. This enables bidirectional communication between the Julia REPL and VS Code, powering features like command execution, debugging, and file navigation.

Setup ​

Install the Remote Control extension in VS Code. Kaimon detects the extension automatically when running inside a VS Code terminal.

Allowed Commands ​

VS Code commands must be explicitly allowlisted in your .vscode/settings.json before they can be executed via MCP:

json
{
  "vscode-remote-control.allowedCommands": [
    "workbench.action.files.saveAll",
    "editor.action.formatDocument",
    "workbench.action.debug.start"
  ]
}

Use list_vscode_commands to see which commands are currently allowed.

Command Execution ​

execute_vscode_command ​

Run any allowlisted VS Code command from Julia or an MCP client:

execute_vscode_command("workbench.action.files.saveAll")

Set wait_for_response=true to get the return value from the command (with an optional timeout):

execute_vscode_command("editor.action.clipboardCopyAction", wait_for_response=true, timeout=5)

Arguments can be passed as a JSON-encoded array via the args parameter.

list_vscode_commands ​

Returns the list of commands configured in .vscode/settings.json under vscode-remote-control.allowedCommands. Use this to discover which commands are available before calling execute_vscode_command.

File Navigation ​

Open a file in VS Code at a specific line and column position:

navigate_to_file(file_path="/path/to/file.jl", line=100, column=15)

Both line and column are optional (1-indexed, default to 1). This is useful for jumping to search results, navigating code tours, or following up on goto_definition results.