Linggen — Your Personal AI OS

Linggen is a local-first, multi-agent AI coding assistant. It runs on your machine, connects to any LLM (local or cloud), and gives you autonomous agents, skills, and scheduled missions — all from VS Code.

This extension connects VS Code to your running Linggen server, embedding the full agent UI in the sidebar and providing editor-level features like anchored context and skill management.

Features

Agent Chat (Sidebar)

Chat with Linggen agents directly in VS Code. The sidebar embeds the full Linggen web UI — multi-agent delegation, plan mode, tool execution, and streaming responses all work inside the editor.

Anchor System

Anchor code to structured context using // linggen anchor: <path> comments. The extension provides:

• CodeLens — click to open the referenced anchor file
• Document Links — Ctrl/Cmd-click anchor paths to navigate
• Pin to Anchor — right-click any code selection to create or link an anchor

Anchors are Markdown files under .linggen/anchor/ that provide persistent, structured context for AI tools.

Skills Marketplace

Browse and install skills from the Linggen skills registry directly in VS Code. Skills are cross-compatible with Claude Code and Codex — install once, use everywhere.

Agent Runs

View and cancel active agent runs from the command palette.

AI Rules Bootstrap

On project open, the extension auto-generates AI rule files for your editor:

• CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md — Claude Code and Codex
• .cursor/rules/ — Cursor
• .windsurfrules — Windsurf

These files teach AI tools about the anchor system so they read your context automatically.

Health Monitoring

Status bar indicator shows whether the Linggen server is running. Commands like "Chat with Agent" and "Agent Runs" appear only when the server is healthy.

Getting Started

1. Install Linggen — run Linggen: Install/Update (ling) from the command palette, or visit linggen.dev
2. Start the server — run ling in your terminal (starts server + TUI) or ling --web (server only)
3. Open the sidebar — click the Linggen icon in the activity bar to start chatting

Configuration

Setting	Default	Description
linggen.agent.url	http://localhost:9898	Base URL of the Linggen server

Commands

Command	Description
Linggen: Install/Update (ling)	Install or update the Linggen CLI
Linggen: Pin to Anchor	Anchor selected code to a context file
Linggen: Browse Online Skills	Search and install skills from the registry
Linggen: Chat with Agent	Focus the agent chat sidebar
Linggen: Agent Runs	View and cancel active runs

Links

• linggen.dev
• GitHub
• Skills repository