name: dev-command description: "Interact with the running VSCode extension via Playwright. Use when automating, testing, or debugging the OpenCode webview UI."
Dev Command
Launch and interact with the VSCode extension using pnpm dev.
Commands
pnpm dev # Launch VSCode in background tmux session
pnpm dev exec "<code>" # Execute JS in the webview (frame/page/browser available)
pnpm dev snapshot # Screenshot the VSCode window
pnpm dev stop # Stop the session
Exec environment
The exec command provides three objects:
frame— the webviewactive-frame(SolidJS UI). Use this for most interactions.page— the top-level VSCode Electron page. Use for screenshots or VSCode-level actions.browser— the Playwright Browser instance.
Common selectors
All selectors below target elements inside frame.
Input
# Type a message
pnpm dev exec "await frame.locator('[contenteditable]').pressSequentially('hello world')"
# Submit (Cmd+Enter)
pnpm dev exec "await frame.locator('[contenteditable]').press('Meta+Enter')"
# Clear and retype
pnpm dev exec "await frame.locator('[contenteditable]').fill(''); await frame.locator('[contenteditable]').pressSequentially('new text')"
Buttons
# Stop generation
pnpm dev exec "await frame.locator('.shortcut-button--stop').click()"
# Submit button
pnpm dev exec "await frame.locator('.shortcut-button--secondary').click()"
# New session
pnpm dev exec "await frame.locator('.new-session-button').click()"
# Session switcher
pnpm dev exec "await frame.locator('.session-switcher-button').click()"
Permissions
# Allow once
pnpm dev exec "await frame.locator('.permission-button--primary').click()"
# Allow always
pnpm dev exec "await frame.locator('button[aria-label=\"Allow always\"]').click()"
# Reject
pnpm dev exec "await frame.locator('button[aria-label=\"Reject\"]').click()"
# Allow all visible permissions
pnpm dev exec "const btns = await frame.locator('.permission-button--primary').all(); for (const b of btns) await b.click()"
Messages
# Get all message texts
pnpm dev exec "const msgs = await frame.locator('.message-text').allTextContents(); return msgs"
# Get last assistant message
pnpm dev exec "const msgs = await frame.locator('.message--assistant .message-text').allTextContents(); return msgs[msgs.length - 1]"
# Wait for assistant response
pnpm dev exec "await frame.locator('.message--assistant').last().waitFor()"
# Check if thinking
pnpm dev exec "return await frame.locator('.loading-indicator').isVisible()"
Reading state
# Get input text
pnpm dev exec "return await frame.locator('[contenteditable]').textContent()"
# Count messages
pnpm dev exec "return await frame.locator('.message').count()"
# Get session error
pnpm dev exec "return await frame.locator('.session-error').textContent()"
Important notes
- Do NOT pass
undefinedas a second argument toframe.evaluate(() => ...)— it causes "Too many arguments" errors. Just call with one arg. - Screenshots must be taken from
page, notframe— CDP screenshot only works on top-level targets. - The webview frame takes ~10-15s to appear after VSCode starts. The
execcommand handles this automatically. - The input uses Tiptap (ProseMirror), so use
pressSequentiallyinstead offillfor realistic typing.fillworks for clearing.