# bolt code

Your editor, with the agent built in.

A VS Code fork with the Bolt engine wired into the workbench. Same agents, same sessions, same engine as the CLI, with a full editor around them. Live repo status below.

In the works: Bolt Code is being built from the VS Code sources. Marketplace publishing needs a publisher account, so first distribution will be direct downloads from releases.

What you get

Agent sidebar

Chat with the same agents you run in the CLI, next to your code instead of over it.

Session tabs

Every agent session is a tab. Park one, start another, come back to the diff later.

One engine everywhere

Bolt Code speaks to the same `bolt serve` core as the CLI, desktop app, and browser. Sessions move between them.

Full VS Code, not a plugin

A real fork: the whole extension API surface, the whole workbench, plus the agent woven in at the product level.

Terminal-first habits kept

Everything the TUI can do stays reachable from the command palette and keybinds.

PR-native workflow

Agents branch, commit, and open PRs; the editor shows you the diff the way a reviewer sees it.

Your extensions still work

It's VS Code underneath, so your existing extensions, themes, and settings carry over.

Keyboard everything

Agent actions get first-class keybindings, the way the rest of the workbench does.

Tracks upstream

Regular merges from microsoft/vscode keep the editor current while the Bolt layer stays isolated.