Up and running in two minutes.

Nexa lives in your VS Code sidebar and works on your actual project — it reads your files, writes code, runs commands, and asks before doing anything risky. No account, no API key, no setup. Install it and start typing.

Download

nexa-0.5.1.vsix 2.1 MB · Windows / macOS / Linux

One file — everything is included and pre-configured.

Download Nexa

Install — three steps

Open the command palette

In VS Code, press Ctrl Shift P (⌘ Shift P on Mac).
Install the file you downloaded

Type Install from VSIX, press Enter, and pick nexa-0.5.1.vsix. VS Code installs it in a few seconds.

Prefer the terminal? code --install-extension nexa-0.5.1.vsix
Start your first session

Click the Nexa icon in the left activity bar, hit + New session, and ask anything — “explain this project”, “fix the bug in server.js”, “add a dark mode toggle”.

What you get

Zero configuration. No API keys, no accounts — it works the moment it installs.
Full project awareness. Reads, edits, and searches the files in your open workspace.
You stay in control. Pick a mode: Manual approves every action, Plan shows you the plan first, Auto handles safe actions and pauses for risky ones.
Session history. Every conversation is saved — search and reopen them from the sidebar.