SharpClaw is an AI agent integration for Visual Studio 2026. It connects your IDE directly to the SharpClaw backend, enabling AI-driven automation, code assistance, and agent-based workflows without leaving Visual Studio.
Features
- Live connection to the SharpClaw agent runtime
- Editor session bridging: send context, receive completions and actions
- Tool-aware agent dispatch from inside Visual Studio
- Configurable via the SharpClaw options page
Getting Started
- Install the SharpClaw backend from github.com/mkn8rn/SharpClaw.
- Start the SharpClaw Core API service (
SharpClaw.Application). - Open Visual Studio 2026 then connect Tools → SharpClaw → Connect
- Configure settings under Tools → Options → SharpClaw.
- Open SharpClaw Chat window with Tools → SharpClaw → SharpClaw Chat.