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START_IDE_AGENT

Open an IDE, navigate to a project folder, and activate the IDE's built-in AI panel or Claude Code terminal to start a coding task.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
idestringyesIDE to open: 'cursor', 'vscode', 'windsurf', 'zed', or any binary name
project_dirstringyesProject folder path (created if not exists)
promptstringyesTask/project description to send to the IDE's AI
modenative_ai | claude_code—native_ai: uses the IDE's built-in AI panel; claude_code: opens terminal and runs Claude Code

How to use it

You normally trigger this by describing what you want in chat — the agent selects START_IDE_AGENT automatically. For example:

Try saying
“use computer control to start …”

In a workflow

As a step in a multi-step workflow DAG:

json
{
  "id": "s1",
  "agent": "computer_control",
  "action": "START_IDE_AGENT",
  "args": {
    "ide": "…",
    "project_dir": "…",
    "prompt": "…"
  },
  "depends_on": [],
  "outputs": []
}

Direct call

For scripting, call it directly via POST /execute_tool. Every tool returns { success, message, data }.

bash
curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/execute_tool \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"tool_name":"START_IDE_AGENT","args":{"ide":"…","project_dir":"…","prompt":"…"}}'

Part of the computer_control plugin. Browse the full Plugin & Tool Catalog or the relevant feature guide.