sidecar

Free, self-hosted AI coding assistant for VS Code — local Ollama models, Anthropic Claude, or any OpenAI-compatible server. Full agent loop with tool use, inline completions, and MCP support.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sidecar": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "nedonatelli/sidecar"
      ]
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add sidecar npx -y nedonatelli/sidecar

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sidecar": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "nedonatelli/sidecar"
      ]
    }
  }
}