Athena Tools (Beta)

Athena Tools is a VS Code extension for Athena-focused development, with in-editor chat, knowledge search, workflow guidance, error diagnosis, and DataView join help.

What it does

• Athena-specific chat with @athena
• Knowledge base search for views, workflows, endpoints, docs, and guidance
• Explanations for Athena concepts and DataView structures
• Join guidance for Athena DataView
• Bundled MCP server support for MCP-aware agents

Chat commands

Use @athena in VS Code Chat, then ask a question or use:

• /search search the knowledge base
• /explain explain a view, concept, or workflow
• /diagnose troubleshoot an API or SQL issue
• /join explain how to join two DataView views safely

Examples

• @athena /search chartid
• @athena /explain the difference between chartid and patientid
• @athena /join APPOINTMENT DEPARTMENT
• @athena how do I find contextid

Commands

• Pallas: Build Knowledge Base
• Pallas: Search Knowledge Base
• Pallas: Explain View
• Pallas: Diagnose Error
• Pallas: Restart MCP Server
• Pallas: Show KB Status

Setup

1. Install the extension.
2. Configure athena-tools.cincDataPath and athena-tools.athenaKbPath in VS Code settings.
3. Run Pallas: Build Knowledge Base.
4. Open Chat and use @athena.

Support

• Questions and ideas: https://github.com/microsoft-aetherforge/athenatools_vscode/discussions
• Bugs and feature requests: https://github.com/microsoft-aetherforge/athenatools_vscode/issues

Security

Please do not report security issues in public issues.