Getting Started

Getting Started

Get Todd of AIDLC running in under 10 minutes.

Todd of AIDLC lets you use Copilot, Claude, Cursor, Devin, and Kiro from one VS Code sidebar, with specs and file context shared across providers. Read Why Todd of AIDLC for the full picture.

Requirements

Requirement	Version
VS Code	≥ 1.85
Node.js	≥ 20 (on PATH — extension spawns the bundled CLI)
GitHub account	For Copilot (recommended first agent)

1. Install the extension

From release: Download toddspect-vscode.vsix from Releases → Ctrl+Shift+P → Extensions: Install from VSIX... → Reload.

From source:

git clone https://github.com/nbsjunior/todd.git
cd toddspect
npm install
npm run package:vsix
code --install-extension packages/extension/toddspect-vscode.vsix

The .vsix includes the compiled CLI — no separate install needed.

2. Open Todd of AIDLC

1. Open a project folder in VS Code
2. Click the Todd of AIDLC icon in the Activity Bar (sidebar)
3. Wait for Todd of AIDLC CLI daemon ready in View → Output → Todd of AIDLC

3. Configure GitHub Copilot

1. Ctrl+Shift+P → Todd of AIDLC: Copilot Login (or run gh auth login --scopes copilot)
2. Open Todd of AIDLC: Open Configuration → verify Copilot shows ready
3. Run Todd of AIDLC: Check getGoat to confirm agents

4. Send your first message

1. In the chat panel, select Copilot at the bottom
2. Mode Ask (default)
3. Type a question → Ctrl+Enter or click ↑

Next steps

• Chat Interface — providers, modes, new chat
• Copilot Modes — Ask / Agent / Spec+Agent
• Configuration — all agents and API keys
• Troubleshooting — common errors