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Control VS Code terminals from AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, etc.) via MCP. Full output capture, shell integration, and pattern matching.
Daily readings on both stores, taken by us. As of 24 Sept 2026.
Each bar is one day’s change in the store’s own counter.
Positions observed daily on both stores. Neither store publishes this, and the two run separate search engines over separate catalogues.
| Search | Marketplace | Open VSX |
|---|---|---|
| automation | #941of 1,296↓28 7d | — |
| terminal | #497of 2,123↓4 7d | — |
3 more searches, day-by-day history, and the extensions ranked above it. See plans | ||
VS Code Marketplace search ranking: measuring jitter and real movement →
13 releases · first published Feb 2026
Arc - Terminal Bridge for AI Agents’s own readme, changelog and license, as published to the VS Code Marketplace.