OpenAna + Visual Studio Code

Ana SDE as a VS Code extension: chat, plan and let the agent write, run and debug code in your workspace.

Runs in the IDEIDE

Ana + Visual Studio Code

What Ana does with it.

Ana SDE runs inside your editor - chat, plan and let the agent build, with your approval at each step.

01
Chat about the codebase you have open, with full project context
02
Architect, Code, Ask, Debug and Orchestrator modes for different kinds of work
03
Agent edits files, runs terminal commands and tests web apps - each step with your approval
04
Orchestrator mode breaks large tasks into subtasks and tracks them to done

Setup

Connected in four steps.

1
Install
Install the Ana SDE extension in Visual Studio Code and sign in.
2
Open your project
Ana reads the workspace so answers and changes are grounded in your code.
3
Pick a mode
Architect to plan, Code to build, Ask to explore, Debug to investigate, Orchestrator for big tasks.
4
Approve as it works
Every file change and command is shown to you and runs only with your approval.

In practice

Playbooks that use Visual Studio Code.

Software

Upgrading a framework across dozens of services

A major framework or runtime version is going end-of-life and it touches every service. Ana plans the migration, upgrades each service in its own branch, fixes what breaks, and hands your team small, tested pull requests instead of one terrifying diff.

Read the playbook →

Software

Burning down a stale bug backlog

Every team has a backlog of real but low-priority bugs that never win a sprint. Ana triages them, reproduces the ones that are still real, fixes them with tests, and closes the rest with evidence.

Read the playbook →

Used by

Ana’s engineers

Software →Security →

Governed

Every action, approved and logged.

Ana’s guardrails decide what it may do with Visual Studio Code, route sensitive actions to named approvers, and keep evidence for each decision. OpenAna is SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR compliant.

Guardrails →Trust center →

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