Junction integrates local AI agents into VS Code

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Junction integrates local AI agents into VS Code

Junction is an open-source VS Code sidebar extension that connects your editor to local AI coding agents such as OpenHands, Goose, and OpenClaw. It provides a unified chat interface with workspace file integration, inline diffs, and customizable layouts, adding its own UI, management systems, and animated splash screen to plumbing inherited from openclaw_vscode.

// ANALYSIS

While local coding agents offer great privacy and flexibility, running them in external windows disrupts the developer's focus; bringing them directly into the VS Code sidebar is essential for a seamless workflow. The extension integrates multiple local backends such as OpenHands, Goose, OpenClaw, and Hermes into a single UI. It also facilitates easy workspace context sharing with drag-and-drop file support, custom layouts, and an animated splash screen.

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vscodeopen-sourcelocal-aicoding-agentsdevtool

DISCOVERED

2h ago

2026-06-18

PUBLISHED

2h ago

2026-06-18

RELEVANCE

8/ 10

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