open CodeWhale in an integrated terminal
start codewhale serve --http in a visible terminal
check a local runtime through /health and /v1/runtime/info
show connection state in the status bar
show a read-only Agent View with recent runtime thread summaries from /v1/threads/summary
show recent read-only restore points from /v1/snapshots
refresh the read-only Agent View automatically so branch/workspace metadata catches up while agents are working

It does not expose the full chat webview, VS Code Agent View chat/editor integration, inline edit application, marketplace publish workflow, or retry/undo/snapshot GUI endpoints yet.

Local Use

npm install
npm run compile
npm run package
code --install-extension codewhale-vscode-0.8.53.vsix

Configure codewhale.commandPath, codewhale.runtimeHost, codewhale.runtimePort, codewhale.runtimeToken, and codewhale.agentViewRefreshIntervalSeconds from VS Code settings. Set the refresh interval to 0 to disable automatic read-only refreshes.

Keep the runtime on 127.0.0.1 unless you deliberately front it with trusted local networking controls.