VS Code and Cursor
The extension is a side chat for the folder you have open. It’s the same chat as the desktop app, including thinking, images, and keep or undo for each edit. It opens in its own column beside the editor. There’s no Chat or Code switch: this view always works on the workspace.
- Enter sends. While a turn is running, Enter queues the next prompt, and Enter again runs it now.
- Open App, on the chat view’s title bar, launches the desktop app for usage, models and settings.
The extension doesn’t re-implement the agent. It talks to the same daemon as the app and CLI.
Requirements
Section titled “Requirements”The Sparse desktop app or the sparse CLI must be installed so the daemon can start. If sparse isn’t on your PATH, set sparse.cliPath.
| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
sparse.cliPath |
sparse |
Command used to launch the CLI when the daemon isn’t already running. |