Release
Forge 0.1.3 — Preview
OpenAI and Anthropic, provider and model selection, and durable local conversations for the same reasoning companion. Distributed through the Visual Studio Marketplace, the Open VSX Registry, and as a VSIX from this site. Current download is Forge 0.2.1.
In this release
- Bring your own API key for OpenAI or Anthropic. Choose the provider and model in Forge. Anthropic models show effort controls where that model supports them.
- Conversations and history stay on your machine and survive reload. OpenAI conversations keep durable provider continuity.
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Repository investigation with
read_file,grep,glob,list_dir,git_status, andgit_diff - Answers can open workspace files and paths
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Slash commands:
/usage,/history,/new,/help,/model, and/key - Usage reporting includes provider and token breakdowns
- Stopping a turn keeps the accepted prompt, and the cancelled state survives reload
What this preview includes
- Ask — independent questions about the repository
- Review — a second opinion on a coding agent’s plan or fix
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Independent repository investigation, including
git_diff - Project Memory under
.forge/ - Coding-agent handoff via Copy as Instructions
- Local conversation history and usage information
- Bring your own OpenAI or Anthropic API key (VS Code Secret Storage)
- Forge Help
Forge does not edit application source.
Forge 0.1.3 is available through the Visual Studio Marketplace,
the Open VSX Registry, and direct VSIX download from forgedev.tools.
The extension identifier is devfoundry.forge-extension.
Forge 0.2.1 Getting Started Privacy Support & Feedback Forge 0.1.2 Forge 0.1.1 Forge 0.1.0 Product overview