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Install

1. Install the extension

From the VS Code Marketplace, or:

code --install-extension fernandocelmer.pycodeloop

2. Install pycodeloop

The extension drives pycodeloop — it needs the CLI on PATH (or pointed at via pycodeloop.command).

pip install --user pycodeloop

Open the CodeLoop panel (activity bar icon) — if the CLI isn't found, a CodeLoop CLI not found card offers a one-click installer that runs the same command for you.

!!! note A fresh pip install --user can put the binary somewhere not yet on PATH (e.g. ~/Library/Python/3.x/bin on macOS, ~/.local/bin on Linux). The one-click installer resolves and adds that directory automatically; a manual install may need a new terminal/VS Code restart to pick it up. See Troubleshooting.

3. Configure a provider

Open the CodeLoop panel and use the provider gallery (⚙ → Select Provider…) — see Provider gallery. Paste the API key once; it's stored in VS Code's secret storage.

Requirements

  • pycodeloop installed and on PATH (or pycodeloop.command pointed at its full path)
  • A provider configured — either via the gallery, or manually via pycodeloop.provider/pycodeloop.model/pycodeloop.url
  • The API key the provider's config names in api_key_env (for Anthropic that's ANTHROPIC_API_KEY)