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authorchristine betts <[email protected]>2025-08-14 17:47:36 +0000
committerGitHub <[email protected]>2025-08-14 17:47:36 +0000
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[ide-mode] Add docs on running the vscode companion extension locally (#6145)
Co-authored-by: gemini-code-assist[bot] <176961590+gemini-code-assist[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Shreya <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Shreya Keshive <[email protected]>
-rw-r--r--packages/vscode-ide-companion/README.md2
-rw-r--r--packages/vscode-ide-companion/development.md30
-rw-r--r--packages/vscode-ide-companion/package.json2
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diff --git a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/README.md b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/README.md
index ebc751e6..6e6db38d 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/README.md
+++ b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Gemini CLI Companion
-The Gemini CLI Companion extension seamlessly integrates [Gemini CLI](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli) into your IDE.
+The Gemini CLI Companion extension pairs with [Gemini CLI](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli). This extension is compatible with both VS Code and VS Code forks.
# Features
diff --git a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/development.md b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/development.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fdc93f2
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+++ b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/development.md
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Local Development
+
+## Running the Extension
+
+To run the extension locally for development:
+
+1. From the root of the repository, install dependencies:
+ ```bash
+ npm install
+ ```
+2. Open this directory (`packages/vscode-ide-companion`) in VS Code.
+3. Compile the extension:
+ ```bash
+ npm run compile
+ ```
+4. Press `F5` (fn+f5 on mac) to open a new Extension Development Host window with the extension running.
+
+To watch for changes and have the extension rebuild automatically, run:
+
+```bash
+npm run watch
+```
+
+## Running Tests
+
+To run the automated tests, run:
+
+```bash
+npm run test
+```
diff --git a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/package.json b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/package.json
index 4cbf9bb1..187da3e8 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/package.json
+++ b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
{
"name": "gemini-cli-vscode-ide-companion",
"displayName": "Gemini CLI Companion",
- "description": "Enable Gemini CLI with direct access to your VS Code workspace.",
+ "description": "Enable Gemini CLI with direct access to your IDE workspace.",
"version": "0.1.19",
"publisher": "google",
"icon": "assets/icon.png",