Patchloom has a companion editor extension that handles binary discovery, AGENTS.md generation, MCP server configuration, and structured file operations from the command palette. It works in VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and VSCodium.
Install from either registry:
Or search for Patchloom in the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X /
Cmd+Shift+X).
Run Patchloom: Setup Workspace from the command palette. It walks
through binary detection, AGENTS.md generation, and MCP server
configuration in one pass. If the CLI is not installed, you can install
it directly from the command palette with Patchloom: Install Patchloom.
Patchloom: Configure MCP injects the Patchloom MCP server into your
editor's config file. Supports:
- VS Code (
.vscode/mcp.json) - Cursor (
.cursor/mcp.json) - Windsurf (
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json)
This replaces the manual JSON editing described in the MCP Setup guide.
Patchloom: Initialize Project generates an AGENTS.md file from
patchloom agent-rules. If one already exists, the extension opens a
diff so you can merge updates manually.
Patchloom: Quick Action opens an interactive picker with structured
editing operations:
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Replace text | Literal text replacement with diff preview |
| Tidy file | Whitespace and newline cleanup with diff preview |
| Set structured value | Update a JSON, YAML, or TOML key with diff preview |
| Search text | Find pattern matches across workspace files |
| Create file | Scaffold a new file and open it in the editor |
| Read structured value | Read a JSON/YAML/TOML key and copy to clipboard |
| Merge patch (three-way) | Apply a stale patch using three-way merge |
Patchloom: Batch Apply opens a line-oriented plan template where you
compose multiple operations (replace, tidy, doc set). The extension pipes
the plan to patchloom batch --apply so all changes land atomically.
The status bar shows MCP and binary readiness at a glance. Click it for full diagnostics, including per-editor MCP configuration status.
Patchloom: Verify MCP Server spawns the MCP server, sends a JSON-RPC
initialize handshake, and confirms the server responds correctly.
The extension automates the setup steps described in the
Quickstart: installing the binary, running
patchloom init, and configuring MCP. If you use VS Code, Cursor,
Windsurf, or VSCodium, the extension is the fastest way to get started.
The CLI remains necessary for CI scripts, non-editor agents, and environments where a VS Code extension is not available.
- Repository: github.com/patchloom/patchloom-vscode
- Issues: github.com/patchloom/patchloom-vscode/issues