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The Next-Gen AI Feedback Experience - Embedded in Your IDE

Stop the pop-ups. Start the flow.

🚫 Tired of pop-up windows interrupting your coding flow?
🚫 Annoyed by dialogs stealing your focus?
🚫 Context switching killing your productivity?

Panel Feedback solves all of this by bringing AI interaction directly into your IDE's sidebar - seamlessly integrated, always accessible, never intrusive.

Born as an evolution of 寸止, Panel Feedback takes the concept further with a non-intrusive, embedded panel that stays right where you need it.

• Claude / GPT / Gemini users with MCP support
• VS Code / Windsurf / Cursor developers
• Anyone who values uninterrupted workflow

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• 💬 Embedded Panel - Lives in your IDE sidebar, always accessible
• 🎨 Rich Markdown - Beautiful rendering of AI responses
• 📷 Image Support - Paste, drag & drop, or upload images
• ⚡ Quick Options - Predefined buttons for fast responses
• 🔌 MCP Protocol - Standard Model Context Protocol support
• 🎯 Zero Distraction - No pop-ups, no focus stealing

The feedback panel lives in your IDE - always visible, never intrusive.

Download .vsix from Releases

In VS Code/Windsurf:

• Cmd+Shift+P → Extensions: Install from VSIX... → Select the downloaded file

Cursor requires an extra step before installing:

1. Open Settings (Cmd+,)
2. Search for activityBar.orientation
3. Add this to your settings.json:

   "workbench.activityBar.orientation": "vertical"

4. Restart Cursor
5. Now you can install the .vsix file

This makes the sidebar vertical so the extension icon can be displayed.

✅ Now you have the Sidebar Panel UI

The extension includes an MCP server. You need to tell your AI where to find it.

1. Copy the config:

   • Cmd+Shift+P → Panel Feedback: Copy MCP Config
   • This copies a JSON snippet to your clipboard

2. Paste to MCP config file:

   • Open ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json (Windsurf)
   • Or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (Cursor)
   • Add the copied content to "mcpServers": { ... }

Example:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "panel-feedback": {
      "command": "/usr/local/bin/node",
      "args": ["/path/to/extension/mcp-stdio-wrapper.js"]
    }
  }
}

Note: Use the full path to node (e.g., /usr/local/bin/node) instead of just node to avoid PATH issues when IDE starts MCP servers.

✅ Now your AI can call the panel_feedback tool

1. Restart VS Code/Windsurf
2. Click the 💬 icon in sidebar
3. Tell your AI: "Use panel_feedback MCP for interactions"

🎉 Done!

Add this to your AI assistant's system prompt:

Use panel_feedback MCP tool for ALL user interactions:
- Questions, confirmations, feedback requests
- Before completing any task
- Keep calling until user feedback is empty

Panel Feedback is inspired by and compatible with 寸止's approach, but with key improvements:

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to:

• 🐛 Report bugs
• 💡 Suggest features
• 🔧 Submit pull requests

MIT License - Free to use and modify!

• 寸止 - The original inspiration for AI feedback tools
• interactive-feedback-mcp - MCP feedback implementation reference

MCP Model Context Protocol AI Feedback VS Code Extension Windsurf Cursor Claude GPT AI Assistant Developer Tools IDE Extension Non-intrusive Sidebar Panel Markdown Image Upload

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