Commands

All commands live under the BitVanes category in the Command Palette.

Command	ID	Description
Instant Walkthrough of Changes (No AI)	bitvanes.walkthroughInstant	Sub-second local walkthrough built from AST analysis — no model, works offline
Walkthrough Working Tree Changes	bitvanes.walkthroughDiff	Generate a walkthrough of unstaged changes, including brand-new untracked files
Walkthrough Staged Changes	bitvanes.walkthroughStagedDiff	Generate a walkthrough of staged changes (also in the Source Control title menu)
Walkthrough Code Path at Cursor	bitvanes.walkthroughSelection	Trace the function/block under the cursor or the active selection (also in the editor context menu)
Next Step	bitvanes.nextStep	Advance; alt+] anywhere, bare ] when focus is outside the editor and terminal
Previous Step	bitvanes.prevStep	Go back; alt+[ anywhere, bare [ when focus is outside the editor and terminal
Jump to Step	bitvanes.jumpToStep	Used internally by the sidebar step list
Browse Steps & Explanations	bitvanes.explainStep	QuickPick browser over all steps with full narratives
Toggle Autoplay	bitvanes.toggleAutoplay	Start/stop auto-advancing playback (doesn't steal focus)
Exit Walkthrough	bitvanes.exitWalkthrough	Clear decorations and end the session (Esc from the editor, or the ✕ status-bar item)
Set Walkthrough Style	bitvanes.setStyle	Pick the audience — Expert / Standard / Learner — for AI walkthrough explanations
Set API Key for External LLM Provider	bitvanes.setApiKey	Store a provider key in SecretStorage and point the config at it
Delete Stored API Key	bitvanes.clearApiKey	Remove a stored key
Export Walkthrough Plan as JSON	bitvanes.exportPlan	Save the current walkthrough (steps, ranges, variable transitions, security notes) as JSON for scripts and agents

Deep links (no palette needed)

Terminals, hooks and coding agents can start walkthroughs without the palette:

code --open-url "vscode://bitvanes.bitvanes/walkthrough?scope=working-tree"

scope is one of working-tree, staged, instant; an optional style (expert/standard/learner) overrides the audience for that run only. See Agents & automation for hook snippets and the exported plan format.