start-workspace-vscode

A VS Code task that launches Claude Code, a Shell and a Rails Dev Server in parallel when the project opens.

What it does

Running the Start Workspace task spins up three panels:

Panel	Command	Purpose
Claude Code	claude --enable-auto-mode	Interactive AI coding assistant in auto mode
Shell	/bin/zsh	A ready-to-use login shell at the workspace root
Dev Server	bin/dev	Rails dev server (runs in test/dummy if it exists)

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code
• Claude Code CLI on your PATH
• zsh (macOS/Linux)
• A Rails app with bin/dev if you want the dev-server panel to start

Install

There's no package to install — just drop .vscode/tasks.json into the root of the project you want to open this way:

mkdir -p .vscode
curl -o .vscode/tasks.json \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/layered-ai-public/start-workspace-vscode/main/.vscode/tasks.json

Customising

Edit .vscode/tasks.json to change commands or panel layout. Each task is a standard VS Code task.

License

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0. See NOTICE for attribution.