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Feature request: Auto-open panel and auto-spawn agent on VS Code startup #138

@HazimKhairi

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@HazimKhairi

Feature Request

Problem

Currently, every time I open VS Code, I have to manually:

  1. Click on the Pixel Agents panel tab
  2. Click "+ Agent" to spawn a Claude Code terminal with its character

This gets repetitive when you use Pixel Agents daily.

Proposed Solution

Add two optional settings:

  1. pixel-agents.autoShowPanel (boolean, default: false)

    • Automatically open/focus the Pixel Agents panel when VS Code starts
  2. pixel-agents.autoSpawnAgent (boolean, default: false)

    • Automatically spawn one Claude Code agent + character when VS Code starts
    • Only spawns if no existing agents are detected

Why

For daily users, removing these 2 manual clicks on every VS Code launch would be a nice quality-of-life improvement. The extension is great -- this would make the experience even more seamless.

Additional Context

  • Extension version: 1.1.1
  • OS: macOS
  • VS Code: latest

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    area: hostHost layer: agentManager, fileWatcher, transcriptParsergood first issueGood for newcomerstype: featureNew feature or capability

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