release: v2.0.8 - UX Persistence & Per-Agent Knowledge Mix (2026-05-14)

src/extension.ts

@@ -156,6 +156,24 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
         })
     );
 
+    // ── Activity Bar launcher view ────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Adds a sparkle (✦) icon to VS Code's left activity bar. Clicking it
+    // opens a small sidebar with action buttons (Open Chat / New Chat /
+    // Settings / Company / Architecture). Solves the user-reported pain
+    // point: when the Astra Chat editor tab is accidentally closed, there
+    // was no one-click way to reopen it short of restarting the extension.
+    //
+    // The view itself has no items — VS Code renders the `viewsWelcome`
+    // content from package.json instead, which is just a list of command
+    // links. Cheap, theme-aware, no webview to maintain.
+    const astraLauncherProvider: vscode.TreeDataProvider<never> = {
+        getTreeItem: () => new vscode.TreeItem(''),
+        getChildren: () => [],
+    };
+    context.subscriptions.push(
+        vscode.window.registerTreeDataProvider('astra-launcher', astraLauncherProvider),
+    );
+
     // 4. Initialize Bridge Server (Port 4825)
     const bridge = new BridgeServer(provider);
     try {