VS Code

Asymptote support details for VS Code Copilot and hook telemetry

Runtime Overview

Asymptote supports VS Code primarily through GitHub Copilot Chat OpenTelemetry export to Asymptote’s localhost collector. VS Code hooks are also supported as an optional preview path when your organization allows them.

Prerequisites

Before enabling VS Code telemetry, make sure:

• Visual Studio Code is installed for the user.
• GitHub Copilot Chat is installed and available in VS Code.
• beacon endpoint install can start the local collector and write the runtime log.
• Your team has reviewed content handling and destination access for prompt and tool telemetry.

Recommended collection path

Use OpenTelemetry as the primary VS Code collection path:

Use OpenTelemetry as the primary VS Code collection path

beacon endpoint install --harness vscode

This configures VS Code Copilot Chat to export OTLP/HTTP to Asymptote’s local collector at http://127.0.0.1:4318. Reload VS Code after setup so the Copilot extension reinitializes its telemetry configuration.

Validate recent activity:

Validate recent activity

beacon endpoint integrations vscode validate --since 10m

OTel-derived events use harness.name=vscode_copilot.

Optional hook path

VS Code hooks are currently in preview, and the Chat: Use Hooks setting may be disabled or managed by your organization. Use hooks only when you want extra lifecycle/tool detail or cross-agent coverage beyond Copilot’s OTel stream.

Before installing hooks, confirm Chat: Use Hooks is enabled in VS Code settings. If this setting is unchecked and marked as managed by your organization, VS Code will not execute .github/hooks/*.json hook files even if Asymptote installs them successfully.

Project-level hooks:

Install project-level hooks

cd /path/to/workspace
beacon endpoint hooks install --harness vscode --level project

User-level hooks:

User-level hooks

beacon endpoint hooks install --harness vscode --level user

Hook-derived events use harness.name=vscode. They can capture VS Code lifecycle events such as prompt submission, pre-tool and post-tool activity, stop events, and subagent start/stop where VS Code exposes those hook payloads. Because hooks are preview, behavior may vary across VS Code versions, organizations, and agent surfaces.

Discovery and status

Asymptote detects VS Code through the code executable or the VS Code user settings directory. It checks whether Copilot Chat OTel is enabled, whether the exporter is otlp-http, and whether the endpoint points to Asymptote’s local OTLP HTTP receiver.

Use:

Use

beacon endpoint status
beacon endpoint integrations vscode status
beacon endpoint hooks status --harness vscode --level project

Telemetry coverage

Area	OpenTelemetry support	Optional hook support
Prompt telemetry	Supported from Copilot invoke_agent activity when emitted	Supported through UserPromptSubmit when hooks execute
Model metadata	Supported	Not typically exposed by hooks
Tool activity	Supported for Copilot tool spans and tool-call events	Supported through pre-tool and post-tool hooks
File, command, and MCP-like activity	Supported where Copilot emits tool metadata	Supported where VS Code exposes hook payloads
Non-Copilot VS Code agents	Limited to what those agents emit through Copilot/VS Code OTel	Best-effort when VS Code hooks are enabled
Local JSONL and dashboard	Supported	Supported

Deployment notes

For managed endpoint deployments, include vscode in the endpoint harness list when you want Asymptote to manage VS Code Copilot OTel settings:

For managed endpoint deployments, include vscode in the endpoint harness list when you want Asymptote to manage VS Code Copilot OTel settings

beacon endpoint install --system --harness claude,codex,vscode

If hooks are allowed by organization policy, install them separately in the logged-in user’s context or within the target project. Do not rely on hooks as the primary VS Code signal path; Copilot OTel is preferred and should provide most of the session, prompt, model, and tool visibility needed for Asymptote.

Related

Supported agent harnesses

Return to the runtime support overview.

Hooks

Install, inspect, and uninstall optional hook integrations.