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New Kodine v2 is now available

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Kodine's extension for VS Code, Cursor, and compatible editors

Kodine works alongside VS Code, Cursor, or any editor with terminal support. Type kodine into the integrated terminal and you’re ready to go.

Usage

  • Quick Launch: Cmd+Esc (Mac) or Ctrl+Esc (Windows/Linux) opens Kodine in a split terminal view, or jumps focus to the running session if one already exists.
  • New Session: Cmd+Shift+Esc (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+Esc (Windows/Linux) spins up a fresh Kodine terminal session even when one is already active. Clicking the Kodine button in the UI does the same thing.
  • Context Awareness: Your active selection or tab is shared with Kodine automatically.
  • File Reference Shortcuts: Cmd+Option+K (Mac) or Alt+Ctrl+K (Linux/Windows) inserts a file reference, for example @File#L37-42.

Installation

Setting up on VS Code or popular forks such as Cursor, Windsurf, or VSCodium:

  1. Launch VS Code
  2. Bring up the integrated terminal
  3. Execute kodine — the extension takes care of its own installation

If you’d rather have /editor or /export from the TUI open in your own IDE, point the EDITOR variable at it first: export EDITOR="code --wait". Learn more.

Manual Install

Look up Kodine in the Extension Marketplace and hit Install.

Troubleshooting

When the automatic installation doesn’t work:

  • Double-check that kodine was started from the integrated terminal.
  • Verify that your editor’s CLI is on your PATH:
    • VS Code: the code command
    • Cursor: the cursor command
    • Windsurf: the windsurf command
    • VSCodium: the codium command
    • Missing it? Press Cmd+Shift+P (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) and run “Shell Command: Install ‘code’ command in PATH” (or your editor’s equivalent)
  • Make sure the editor itself is permitted to install extensions