[HN Gopher] Show HN: Dynamic code and feedback walkthroughs with...
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Show HN: Dynamic code and feedback walkthroughs with your coding
Agent in VSCode
I've been programming since I'm 6 and I don't want to quit. Since
Agents came into existence I've been increasingly building more of
the random ideas. _BUT, like many_ I kept getting stuck and
frustrated where I wanted to make changes with the Agent that I
_knew_ I could 've made without it but I had *no clue* how things
worked. I created Intraview to help me build and maintain a mental
model of what I was building (or had vibed) so I could use my
knowledge to either fix it myself, or provide more directed
instruction. It grew into something that's transformed my workflow
in a pleasant way. Intraview is a VS Code extension that allows
you to create: - Dynamic code tours built by your existing Agent -
Storage and sharing of tours (it's a file) - Batch
Feedback/commenting inline in IDE in-tour and without (it's also a
file) Here's a video walkthrough for the show vs tell crowd where
I jump in a random ( _Plotly JS_ ) open source repo and build a
tour to get started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROBvFlG6vtY
Talking tech design, this is very different than most because the
whole App is cloudless. Not server less, there's no external APIs
(outside basic usage telemetry). - basic TypeScript
app, JS/CSS/HTML - Localhost MCP server inside VS Code (one
per workspace open) Three of the biggest challenges I faced
was: - re-considering the user experience given
there's no database - trying to build a reasonable
experience to manage MCP connection across so many different
setups. - testing the many forks, Agents and themes because I
wanted to make it look native (I'll probably reverse course here in
future iterations) What I'm curious about is, where do you
see the value: - New project/developer onboarding
- PR reviews - Keeping up with Agentic code - Perf
reviews (for EM), you could build a tour biggest contributions by a
GitHub handle - Planning alignment and review with your Agent
You can see the extension page in VS Code with these custom links
_(Note: this redirects and requires permission to open VS Code, won
't actually install, takes another click)_ - for VS
Code: https://intraview.ai/install?app=vscode - for Cursor:
https://intraview.ai/install?app=cursor Once it's installed
and you confirm MCP is connected to your local server, just ask
your Agent: - Create an Intraview the onboarding
for this app.. - Let's use Intraview to gather my feedback on
[whatever you created]. Break down steps such that I can provide
good granular feedback. Looking forward to your feedback and
discussion. And because this is HN. A relevant quotable from PG.
"Your code is your understanding of the problem you're
exploring. So it's only when you have your code in
your head that you really understand the problem."
-- Paul Graham
Author : cyrusradfar
Score : 12 points
Date : 2025-11-06 16:35 UTC (6 hours ago)
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