smart_ide/extensions/anythingllm-workspaces

AnythingLLM Workspaces (VS Code / Cursor)

Extension that talks to the AnythingLLM developer HTTP API (list/create workspaces, open the UI in a browser). Optionally uses a local repos HTTP service (repos-devtools-server) to clone or open Git folders under a configured root, from a Dev tools webview panel.

Features

Area	What it does
AnythingLLM	List workspaces, open one in the browser, open the web UI.
Workspace ensure	If no workspace matches a repo folder name, create it via POST /api/v1/workspace/new.
Local repos API	Clone (branch test by default), list git folders, resolve paths — requires repos-devtools-server.

Requirements

1. AnythingLLM reachable at a public base URL (example: https://ia.enso.4nkweb.com/anythingllm).
2. An API key from AnythingLLM: Settings → API Keys.

Important: Do not put the nginx Bearer secret used for /ollama/ here (see deploy/nginx/README-ia-enso.md). AnythingLLM only accepts keys stored in its own app; a wrong value returns 403 and {"error":"No valid api key found."}.

3. For clone / repos-list / repos-load commands: run repos-devtools-server on the machine that owns the clone directory (see ../../services/repos-devtools-server/README.md). Default URL from the editor: http://127.0.0.1:37140. If Cursor connects over SSH to that host, 127.0.0.1 is the remote machine — no port forward needed. If the editor runs on another PC, set anythingllm.reposApiBaseUrl to a tunnel or the server’s reachable address.

Installation

• From source: open extensions/anythingllm-workspaces in VS Code / Cursor, Run → Start Debugging (Extension Development Host).
• From VSIX:
  npm install && npm run compile && npx @vscode/vsce package
  then Extensions → … → Install from VSIX… and pick anythingllm-workspaces-*.vsix.

After install or upgrade, run Developer: Reload Window if commands are missing.

Configuration

Open Settings, search for AnythingLLM, or edit User settings.json:

Key	Description
anythingllm.baseUrl	AnythingLLM public base URL, no trailing slash.
anythingllm.apiKey	API key from AnythingLLM (a leading Bearer prefix is stripped if present).
anythingllm.reposApiBaseUrl	repos-devtools-server base URL, no trailing slash (default http://127.0.0.1:37140).
anythingllm.reposApiToken	Same secret as REPOS_DEVTOOLS_TOKEN on the server.

Use User settings so secrets are not committed with a workspace.

Commands (Command Palette)

Open the palette: Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows / Linux) or Cmd+Shift+P (macOS).

Title in palette	Command ID	Action
AnythingLLM: List workspaces	anythingllm.listWorkspaces	Calls GET /api/v1/workspaces, pick a workspace, open it in the browser.
AnythingLLM: Open web UI	anythingllm.openWebUi	Opens anythingllm.baseUrl in the browser.
AnythingLLM: Dev tools panel	anythingllm.openDevToolsPanel	Opens the Dev tools webview (see below).

Dev tools panel

How to open it

1. Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P
2. Type AnythingLLM: Dev tools panel (or dev tools, anythingllm).
3. Enter

A side editor tab opens with:

• A Commands text area (one command per line)
• Run — execute all non-empty lines in order
• Clear output
• Response — JSON or text from the server / API, or ERROR: …

Settings are read when you click Run, so you can change baseUrl or tokens without reopening the panel.

Command lines

Line	Behaviour
/repos-clone <git-url>	POST /repos-clone — clone into REPOS_DEVTOOLS_ROOT, branch test.
/repos-clone-sync <url>	Same as clone, then ensure an AnythingLLM workspace with the same name as the repo folder, Open folder in the editor, open that workspace in the browser.
repos-list or /repos-list	GET /repos-list — git repositories under the server root.
/repos-load <folder-name>	POST /repos-load — verify folder + Open folder.
/repos-load-sync <name>	Same as load + ensure workspace + browser.
/workspace-load <name>	List workspaces; if none matches by name or slug, create via API; then open browser.
help or /help	Print built-in help in Response.

Workspace name: Matching uses exact equality on AnythingLLM name or slug and the repo folder name you pass. Creation body: { "name": "<name>" }.

API key vs browser user: The extension only uses the developer API key. Multi-user behaviour is defined by AnythingLLM for that key.

Ollama

This extension does not call Ollama. For OpenAI-compatible URLs such as https://ia.enso.4nkweb.com/ollama/v1, configure the editor’s model provider and use the nginx Bearer as documented in deploy/nginx/README-ia-enso.md.

Troubleshooting

Symptom	Check
403 / No valid api key found	Use an AnythingLLM Settings → API Keys value, not the Ollama nginx Bearer.
401 on clone/list/load	anythingllm.reposApiToken must equal REPOS_DEVTOOLS_TOKEN on repos-devtools-server.
ECONNREFUSED / fetch failed	Server running? Correct anythingllm.reposApiBaseUrl?
Command palette has no AnythingLLM entries	Extension enabled? Developer: Reload Window.
Clone fails	Remote must expose branch test (or change branch via the HTTP API body, not the one-line panel command).

Build

cd extensions/anythingllm-workspaces
npm install
npm run compile

Package: npx @vscode/vsce package --allow-missing-repository (Node 20+ recommended for current vsce).

API reference

• AnythingLLM (upstream): Mintplex-Labs anything-llm — server/endpoints/api/workspace/index.js (routes under /api, e.g. GET /v1/workspaces, POST /v1/workspace/new).
• Local repos: services/repos-devtools-server/README.md.

License

MIT