VS Code Extension — Built for Insiders

One extension.
Everything unified.

CieloVista Tools turns your folder of projects into a single intelligent workspace. Commands, docs, audits, and AI — all routed to the right place automatically.

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What's inside

Every tool you need — one install

CieloVista Tools is not a collection of unrelated commands. It's a coordinated control plane that understands your workspace structure and acts on it.

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Home Dashboard

Central launch surface for everything — recent projects, status cards, quick-pick launchers, and one-click access to every feature in one place.

Launch pad Status cards Quick access
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Doc Catalog

Cross-project markdown catalog with instant preview, full-text search, frontmatter compliance, broken-reference scanner, and one-click README generation.

Cross-project Live preview Audits
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Smart Launchers

Run build, start, rebuild, tray, and stop actions across every project without switching terminals. NPM script runner with cross-project awareness and dotnet support.

NPM .NET Cross-project
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Quality Audits

Test coverage auditor with gap cards, daily codebase audits, link integrity checks with JSON export, license sync, marketplace compliance, and background health runner.

Coverage Link health Auto-file issues

Developer Ergonomics

Copy terminal output to Copilot Chat, jump terminals to folders, CSS class hover, file-to-chat path utilities, Python runner, HTML template downloader, and image helpers.

Copilot Chat Terminal Utilities
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AI Actions

Copilot rules enforcement, OpenAI chat actions (explain, refactor, generate docstrings), Claude process monitor, and AI-powered README compliance fixer.

Copilot OpenAI Claude

Give your AI assistant full context across every project

The extension ships with a standalone MCP server that exposes your entire project folder to AI assistants. Add a project to project-registry.json and it becomes available instantly — no rebuild required.

Cross-project scanning Symbol indexing Doc cataloging Command discovery Project metadata File operations
MCP Server — port 3000
$list_projects
→ 19 projects registered

$get_catalog  // cielovista-tools
→ 108 docs indexed

$find_symbol  // "CatalogCard"
→ types.ts:30  scanner.ts:72

$list_cvt_commands
→ 128 commands available
Setup

Up and running in four steps

No configuration wizard. No account required. Just clone, build, and reload.

STEP 01

Clone the repo

Clone into your projects folder alongside the repos you want to manage.

STEP 02

Run rebuild

npm run rebuild compiles TypeScript, runs 138 regression tests, packages the VSIX, and installs it.

STEP 03

Register your projects

Add entries to project-registry.json — every project instantly gets doc catalog, launcher, and MCP coverage.

STEP 04

Open the Home Dashboard

Hit Ctrl+Shift+PCieloVista: Home and every tool is one click away.

Quick Start

Zero to running in 30 seconds

PowerShell — cielovista-tools
# Clone alongside your projects
PS> git clone https://github.com/CieloVistaSoftware/CIELOVISTA-TOOLS.git
PS> cd CIELOVISTA-TOOLS

# Install deps, compile, test, package, and install — all one command
PS> npm run rebuild

Compiling TypeScript...
Running 138 regression tests...
✓ All tests passed
✓ Extension installed → VS Code Insiders

# Reload VS Code Insiders to activate
PS>