Cockpit · Claude AI inside VS Code

What it is

Cockpit is a VS Code extension that turns the editor into a full-screen AI workspace powered by Claude. Instead of a sidebar panel — a dedicated editor tab: chat, session history, code edits with inline-diff, themes, MCP servers.

The key thing: it runs through your claude.ai subscription (Pro/Max/Team) — consumption goes from Agent SDK credits, not paid API tokens.

What's inside

• Claude chat — token streaming, themed markdown highlighting, clickable file refs, code copy
• Code edits with approval and inline-diff in native VS Code diff-editor
• 3 working modes: 🛡 Manual · ✏️ Accept edits · 🤖 Auto-agent
• Session history in sidebar — search, rename, fork
• 6 themes + custom, synced with full editor color themes
• Real-time usage of your subscription: 5h / weekly limit progress bars
• Inline completions (Tab) with LRU cache — Haiku model
• Slash commands: /loop, /tests, /find, /replace, /share via GitHub Gist
• Multimodal: drag&drop / paste images
• MCP servers: visual editor + env vars
• CodeLens, Code Actions "Fix with Cockpit", inline selection explainer
• Workspace CLAUDE.md, audit log, path-allowlist, cost budgets, git stash snapshot before each edit
• 📱 Cockpit Mobile — companion phone app. Pairs with VS Code via OTP (Settings → Cockpit Mobile), streams the agent's responses and lets you send prompts from your phone.
• 🔑 Auto-import token — the "🦈 Pull from Claude CLI" button in Settings reads the OAuth token directly from the OS keychain (macOS / libsecret / Windows Credential Manager). No manual paste.

Install

1. Get OAuth subscription token

npm i -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
claude setup-token

The command outputs a sk-ant-oat01-… token.

2. Install the extension

Open in VS Code or via Cmd+Shift+P → Extensions: Install Extensions → find Cockpit by unyly.

3. Connect token — one click

Cmd+Shift+K opens Cockpit. Settings ⚙ → Connect Claude → hit "🦈 Pull from Claude CLI". macOS will ask for keychain access once, silent thereafter. Or paste the token manually.

4. Optional: pair your phone

Settings → Cockpit Mobile → generate an OTP → enter it in the companion app on your phone. Stream the agent's answers and send prompts from the paired device.

Shortcuts

• Cmd+Shift+K — open Cockpit
• Cmd+Shift+J — quick ask from palette
• Cmd+Shift+E — explain selection inline
• @ — workspace file autocomplete
• / — slash commands

Open-source

Cockpit is MIT, source on GitHub. Part of the Unyly ecosystem.

Marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=unyly.unyly-cockpit
Extension ID: unyly.unyly-cockpit · GitHub: https://github.com/FasadSalatov/cockpit