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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.

🎯 Perfect for

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

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✨ Why Panel Feedback?

🌟 Features

• 💬 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

📸 Screenshots

Sidebar Integration

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

🚀 Installation

Step 1️⃣ Install Extension

Download .vsix from Releases

In VS Code/Windsurf:

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

⚠️ Cursor Users

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

Step 2️⃣ Configure MCP Server

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

Step 3️⃣ Restart & Use

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

🎉 Done!

📖 Usage

For AI Assistants

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

🆚 Comparison with 寸止

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

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to:

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

📄 License

MIT License - Free to use and modify!

🙏 Acknowledgments

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

🏷️ Keywords

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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