tab-agent

Monorepo for Local tab agent: a VS Code coding assistant that uses Ollama locally and ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude in the browser via a Chrome bridge.

Release 1.0.3 (highlights)

• Browser file uploads — Chrome content script uses drag-and-drop (and fallbacks) so attached repo files reliably appear in the AI chat for all supported providers; graceful inline fallback if upload fails.
• Ollama file picker — Parses bare JSON array responses from models; repo scan excludes build noise (obj/, bin/, .vs/, and more).
• Sidebar UX — First-launch VS Code notification plus in-sidebar onboarding for the Chrome extension; Cursor-style chat (inline diff cards, terminal output blocks, task-complete summary, code fences with copy); provider pills (GPT / Gemini / Claude).
• Chrome bridge — Manifest aligned to 1.0.3 with clipboard-related permissions used by the webview workflow.

Full extension notes: vscode-extension/README.md.

Workflow

Part	Folder	Description
VS Code extension	vscode-extension/	Sidebar agent, Ollama, WebSocket bridge, inline review UI
Chrome extension	chrome-extension/	Injects prompts into the AI tab (ChatGPT / Gemini / Claude) and returns replies

• Repository: github.com/moego0/tab-agent

Quick start

1. Ollama — install and run ollama serve, pull a coding model.
2. VS Code extension — see vscode-extension/README.md: npm install && npm run build, then F5 or package with vsce.
3. Chrome — follow Install Local tab bridge below, then keep a ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude tab open (match the provider selected in the sidebar).

Install Local tab bridge (Chrome)

1. Click the puzzle icon (Extensions) in the Chrome toolbar → Manage extensions.
2. Turn on Developer mode (top right), then click Load unpacked.
3. Choose the chrome-extension folder from this repo (the one that contains manifest.json) → Select Folder.

Step 1 — Manage extensions

Step 2 — Load unpacked

Step 3 — Select the chrome-extension folder

Contribution

Contributions are very welcome. The goal of this project is to turn your subscription to any LLM into a coding agent, helping users reduce API costs while still getting powerful AI-assisted development. It also works without a paid plan; free tiers may limit context depending on the provider.

More detail: chrome-extension/README.md.

License

MIT — see vscode-extension/package.json.