The latest articles on DEV Community by kalculus (@kalculus). https://dev.to/kalculus https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3382904%2F1e684963-b4b2-41e8-9842-647ddb1a0af7.jpg https://dev.to/kalculus en kalculus Sun, 05 Jul 2026 06:51:02 +0000 https://dev.to/kalculus/meet-kalai-an-ai-coding-partner-inside-vs-code-read-files-run-commands-browse-docs-and-edit-1gkl https://dev.to/kalculus/meet-kalai-an-ai-coding-partner-inside-vs-code-read-files-run-commands-browse-docs-and-edit-1gkl <div class="crayons-card c-embed text-styles text-styles--secondary"> <div class="c-embed__content"> <div class="c-embed__body flex items-center justify-between"> <a href="https://kalai.culustech.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link fw-bold flex items-center"> <span class="mr-2">kalai.culustech.com</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> ai productivity showdev vscode kalculus Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:25:47 +0000 https://dev.to/kalculus/show-dev-i-built-an-ai-agent-inside-vs-code-1l48 https://dev.to/kalculus/show-dev-i-built-an-ai-agent-inside-vs-code-1l48 <p>Hey everyone,</p> <p>For the past few months, I’ve been building <strong>Kalai Agent</strong>, a VS Code extension designed to bring fully agentic AI directly into your editor, bypassing the need to constantly copy-paste code snippets into a browser tab.</p> <p>It’s finally at a stable v2.1.5, and I’m looking for some brutal engineering feedback on the architecture, security flows, and UX.</p> <h2> The Architecture &amp; Tech Stack </h2> <p>Instead of building a wrapper around a basic chat interface, I wanted something that could safely interact with the local workspace.</p> <ul> <li> <strong>Frontend:</strong> VS Code Webview API with batched streaming to prevent UI thread stuttering.</li> <li> <strong>LLM Engine:</strong> Proxied Moonshot/Kimi API.</li> <li> <strong>Backend:</strong> A lightweight Node service managing auth, workspace routing, and pay-as-you-go billing.</li> <li> <strong>Capabilities:</strong> File-system operations, local terminal command execution, Python/Node script running, and web search capabilities.</li> </ul> <h3> Check it out </h3> <p>If you want to take it for a spin, install it directly from the marketplace:<br> 👉 <strong><a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=kalculus.kalai-agent" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kalai Agent - Visual Studio Marketplace</a></strong></p> <p>If you run into bugs, have notes on the UI, or just think a specific feature is clunky, drop a comment below or email us on <a href="mailto:culustech@gmail.com">culustech@gmail.com</a>. I’m entirely open to critiques!</p> agents ai showdev vscode