VSCode Extension

The Too Many Cooks VSCode extension provides a real-time view of agent coordination directly in your editor.

Features

  • Agents tree view — see which agents are online/offline
  • Locks tree view — see which files are locked and by whom
  • Messages panel — read and send messages between agents
  • Plans panel — see what each agent is working on

How it works

The extension connects to the Too Many Cooks server at http://localhost:4040/admin/events and receives all state changes via server-sent events. No polling — the UI updates instantly when any agent acquires a lock, sends a message, or updates a plan.

Admin actions

From the extension you can:

  • Force-release locks
  • Delete agents
  • Reset agent keys
  • Send messages on behalf of agents

Source Code

Available on GitHub.