Installation¶

Get AI completions, agent monitoring, and session intelligence working in under two minutes.

Open VSX (Cursor, VSCodium, and other forks)¶

Install from Open VSX — the open marketplace used by Cursor, VSCodium, and other VS Code forks.

VS Code Marketplace¶

Install directly from the VS Code Marketplace:

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Search for "Sidekick Agent Hub"
4. Click Install

On first install, a four-step Get started walkthrough opens — detect a live session, open the dashboard, pin the status bar, and capture your first knowledge note.

Download from GitHub Releases¶

1. Download the latest .vsix file from Releases
2. In your editor: Extensions → ... menu → "Install from VSIX..."
3. Select the downloaded file

Build from Source¶

git clone https://github.com/cesarandreslopez/sidekick-agent-hub.git
cd sidekick-agent-hub/sidekick-vscode
npm install
npm run package

Then install the generated .vsix file as above.

CLI (Terminal Dashboard)¶

The Sidekick CLI provides a terminal-based dashboard for monitoring agent sessions — no VS Code required. It works with any editor (Zed, Neovim, etc.) or on its own.

npm install -g sidekick-agent-hub

Requires Node.js >= 20. The npm package name is sidekick-agent-hub, but the binary is called sidekick.

Verify the installation:

sidekick --help

Build CLI from Source¶

git clone https://github.com/cesarandreslopez/sidekick-agent-hub.git
cd sidekick-agent-hub
bash scripts/build-all.sh

Cursor-Specific Notes¶

Cursor has its own AI features that may conflict with Sidekick completions. To use Sidekick in Cursor:

1. Disable Cursor's built-in completions in Cursor Settings if you prefer Sidekick's
2. Or use both side-by-side (Sidekick uses your configured provider tokens, Cursor uses its own)

Next Steps¶

After installation, set up your preferred provider and follow the Quick Start guide.