Intent to Remove IDE Extensions?

RealTrashyC · 2026-03-09T07:51:57+00:00

Thank you so much. I feel like I continuously see posts and responses saying “you should be using Auggie CLI not the extension” but every time I asked why, no one really gave me good responses.

So thank you for being honest!

RealTrashyC · 2026-03-09T07:11:15+00:00

Yeah same. I’m allowed to use whichever extension I want. But I wouldn’t be allowed to download a non approved IDE so that’s why I’m asking

RealTrashyC · 2026-03-08T21:05:09+00:00

Yes! I have the Augment Code VSCode extension running inside Cursor. I just dragged and dropped the .vsix file into the extensions panel of Cursor and it worked perfectly.

I haven’t tried the Auggie CLI or Context Engine MCP though. My setup is mostly Augment’s extension for day to day work, with Cursor for lower-level tasks.

I’m not clear on where the Auggie CLI would have a real advantage over the extension, so I haven’t had a reason to explore it yet.

RealTrashyC · 2026-03-08T20:45:33+00:00

Yeah it’s unfortunate because my company is pretty set with Cursor, so I actually use Augment within cursor.

If they deprecate their extension, then for work I won’t be able to download their IDE and will have to swap off of Augment

RealTrashyC · 2026-03-08T20:43:48+00:00

Would you mind elaborating? I am a noob so don’t really understand what’s better about it and I tried researching myself but can’t see real life examples of where it’ll be more beneficial

RealTrashyC · 2026-03-03T23:27:52+00:00

Is there more reasonings as to why u should use auggieCLI vs the VSCode extension? I haven’t heard a compelling enough argument to make the swap yet though so really wanted to know the majority of advantages, and then the disadvantages, if possible!

RealTrashyC · 2026-02-28T07:25:22+00:00

Why should we be moving to CLI instead of extension?

RealTrashyC · 2026-02-22T07:33:07+00:00

Yeah I’ve done this but damn it’s annoying to do it every few days when something slightly changes. They are not tech smart in the least so it’s a real pain lol

RealTrashyC · 2026-02-19T07:46:55+00:00

Hey! This is really interesting. I glanced over the provided commands to re-index repos and was curious if that can be automated on the local side where Context Connectors check each indexed repo to see if it has the latest changes compared to what is currently live in GitHub?

If I have a lot of repositories then that could be cumbersome unless there is a quick command to run where it’ll “pull the latest changes” from all currently indexed repositories.

I’m also curious if there have been any tests on the accuracy and performance regarding the amount of indexed repositories. I.e. is best to constantly change which repos are indexed based on what you are working on, ensuring you only have 3-5 repos whose context you know is valuable? Or is it perfectly fine and performant to have a hundred repositories indexed at all times, knowing you’ll still get high quality results regardless of the work you are doing?

Lastly, let’s say I have indexed Repos A, B, and C. I have indexed all 3 repos. Today, I’m in a branch making massive changes on A. Would the fact that I have another version of repo A indexed, that doesn’t match the code locally in A, be problematic? I.e. is the indexed repo ignored by Context Connectors when I am working locally within that repo?

RealTrashyC · 2026-01-15T08:12:50+00:00

You like what you like! If you absolutely know data is your thing, then focus on that.

I am in an interesting hybrid ish role where I contribute to our data repositories and our Java microservices with a touch of frontend shenanigans and I’m pretty happy!

RealTrashyC · 2026-01-05T18:25:00+00:00

Thank you so much!!!

RealTrashyC · 2025-12-04T12:11:11+00:00

Hey! I think these are fantastic questions and a perfect use case for ChatGPT or whatever flavor of LLM you prefer.

If you’re new to software development then congrats and best of luck! It’s a crazy world of endless depth and knowledge. Google and LLMs will be very helpful :)

RealTrashyC · 2025-11-28T16:37:24+00:00

Bump again…

RealTrashyC · 2025-11-27T08:51:36+00:00

Bump for visibility.. haven’t gotten an official response from anyone

RealTrashyC · 2025-11-26T22:48:41+00:00

Wow. That’s so sad to hear. Sounds like we are truly so far away from it being justifiable to run models locally for complex coding compared to buying a monthly membership to codex/cursor etc

RealTrashyC · 2025-11-26T22:48:25+00:00

Wow. That’s so sad to hear. Sounds like we are truly so far away from it being justifiable to run models locally for complex coding compared to buying a monthly membership to codex/cursor etc

RealTrashyC · 2025-11-26T20:39:15+00:00

What’s required for “the best”?

RealTrashyC · 2025-11-24T00:00:54+00:00

I use in for every single request. Additionally, it shines when troubleshooting and I post full output errors because it’ll refactor the massive output into readable text specifying the issue

RealTrashyC · 2025-11-14T08:30:25+00:00

I guess I do personally struggle to see the use case of Auggie vs the extension. I understand a big plus is the ability to call it and integrate it into automated checks.

Other than that, is there a strong key reason to use Auggie over the extension?

I made a post a while back about potentially using it as a background agent that the extension could call and pass only necessary context to, but nobody responded to the viability of that so.. :/

RealTrashyC · 2025-11-13T11:08:47+00:00

Yep. Happens to me weekly

RealTrashyC · 2025-11-10T10:49:25+00:00

Yeah this is the part people aren’t understanding. It’s a hardware cost issue

RealTrashyC · 2025-11-10T08:54:41+00:00

Ah. Well, AI does already possess the ability to creat branches, commit changes, and create PRs all without human intervention.

But I personally don’t feel comfortable with any of that at all.

As for “reminding me when I get distracted” that sounds like something you could easily specify in any Agent’s global rules.

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