Install
Three steps: get the .vsix, install it with one command, confirm it is running.
The extension ships as a packaged local-ai-agent-0.2.0.vsix. Download it directly:
Or build it yourself from the public source:
That produces local-ai-agent-0.2.0.vsix in the project root. Run the next command from
that same folder, or pass the full path to the file.
From a terminal, in the folder containing the VSIX:
Windows
Run from PowerShell. If code is not recognised, VS Code adds it to PATH on first install; otherwise use the full path to Code.exe.
macOS / Linux
The binary is code, codium for VSCodium, or code-insiders. The Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH command from the Command Palette sets this up.
Reload the window (Developer: Reload Window). The AI Agent icon appears in the
Activity Bar. On first launch Verteon probes your provider: with Ollama running you get a
success message, and without it a warning with shortcuts to Settings and the Ollama download.
You can also check from the CLI:
On PowerShell, use Select-String in place of grep.
Continue with the setup guide to connect a model and run your first task.