EditVolt Chat
Open the chat panel from the activity bar. Every conversation runs in one of five modes — pick how much autonomy you want:
| Mode | What it does | Touches your files? |
|---|---|---|
| Ask | Questions and explanations | Never |
| Plan | Designs an approach step by step | Only after you approve |
| Debug | Gathers evidence (logs, state, tests) before proposing a fix | With approval |
| Agent | Executes tasks end to end with tools | Staged diffs you approve |
| Multitask | Runs several agent workers in parallel | Staged diffs you approve |
Ask and Plan are read-only by design — nothing changes until you explicitly approve.
@-mention context
Type @ to attach exactly the context you want:
@Workspace— semantic search over your whole repo@Folder/ a specific file — scope to part of the project@Changes— your current git diff@Problems— current errors and warnings@Terminals— recent terminal output@Docs— documentation sources- A URL — fetches the page and cites it as a source
You can also paste or attach images — vision is supported across all connected providers.
Reviewing what the AI did
Every agent edit is staged as a diff, never auto-applied. Use Review My Changes for a unified multi-file diff, and checkpoints to roll the workspace back to any earlier point in the conversation.
Slash commands
Built-in commands for common intents: /explain, /fix, /review, /test, /architect, /why, /scaffold. You can add your own — see Customization.