Installation

CodeBuddy runs on any editor that speaks the VS Code extension API. VS Code 1.78 or newer.

From a marketplace

VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf — open the Extensions view (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+X), search CodeBuddy, click Install.

VSCodium, Gitpod, Theia, Eclipse Che — same flow. The extension is published on the Open VSX Registry.

Or from the command line:

code   --install-extension fiatinnovations.ola-code-buddy   # VS Code
cursor --install-extension fiatinnovations.ola-code-buddy   # Cursor
codium --install-extension fiatinnovations.ola-code-buddy   # VSCodium

From a VSIX

For private builds or air-gapped environments:

code --install-extension codebuddy-<version>.vsix

Works with any compatible editor’s CLI (cursor, codium, and so on).

First run

The Onboarding Wizard opens automatically. It picks your provider, tests the API key, detects your project stack, and sets a permission profile. Re-run any time via CodeBuddy: Show Onboarding Wizard in the command palette.

Verify

Run CodeBuddy: Run Doctor from the command palette. It checks the security invariants — API keys, terminal restrictions, directory permissions, MCP config, credential proxy, permission scope, access control, input validation — and reports what passed, what failed, and what to fix.

Next

• Configuration — providers, limits, security profiles
• Quickstart — first task in under 5 minutes