Aura Wire is the VS Code extension plus a local Host — download the .vsix from the product page or here, then install it with Extensions: Install from VSIX. Updates come from the in-extension release feed. This page also holds Halo Agent, which runs a full agent loop on local Ollama — install with npm, free on your machine — and can register as an OpenAI-compatible endpoint behind Wire routing rules for nearly-free agentic tasks on cloud backends.
Pairs with Aura Wire
Halo Agent
Ollama-based agent loop — free locally, route through Wire for cloud backends
Why use this?
Halo Agent turns Ollama into a multi-step agent: plan, call tools, observe results, and repeat until the task is done — all on your machine. On local Ollama models it costs nothing. It is not part of Aura Wire, but Wire is the natural pairing: register Halo Agent’s OpenAI-compatible /v1 server as a custom provider and route simple agentic tasks through Wire’s pipeline — observe, guard, route, compress — and pay only for traffic you send to paid providers.
CLI for one-off tasks, an embeddable SDK, and serve mode that exposes the agent loop behind an OpenAI-compatible API. Install globally with npm — or try once with npx. Any HTTP client — or an Aura Wire routing rule — can use it with no Halo Agent–specific integration.
- Install with npm — `npm install -g @halosoftworks/halo-agent` — or run once via npx
- Runs the full agent loop on local Ollama — tools, retries, and sessions stay on your machine
- Free on local models; pair with Aura Wire to reach routed, guarded cloud backends when you need them
- OpenAI-compatible /v1 server (serve mode) — Wire custom-provider routing or any HTTP client
- CLI + SDK surfaces — script tasks or embed the loop in other software
Requirements
- Node.js 20+
- Ollama running locally (default http://127.0.0.1:11434)
- A tool-capable model installed (e.g. llama3.2, qwen3-coder)
- Aura Wire optional — for IDE integration and routed cloud backends
Install
- Install Ollama and pull a tool-capable model.
- Install Halo Agent: npm install -g @halosoftworks/halo-agent
- Run a quick task: halo-agent "what time is it right now?" (or npx for a one-off try)
- For an OpenAI-compatible endpoint: halo-agent serve --port 11435
- Optional: in Aura Wire, add Halo Agent under Custom providers and route agentic traffic through Wire.
- Air-gapped? Download the .zip below and use the bin/ launchers instead.
Part of Aura Wire
Aura Wire for VS Code
The Aura Wire extension — download the .zip and it updates itself
Why use this?
This is Aura Wire itself: editor-tab Agent and Ask chat, a provider and model picker, and Wire dashboards beside your code. The extension finds a running Aura Wire Host or starts one — the full local pipeline (Observe, Guard, Router, Compress, Advise, Terran) with no driver, certificate, or admin rights. Download the .zip, extract the .vsix, install it with Extensions: Install from VSIX, and later builds arrive through the chat Update button. The Host runs on Windows today. A macOS Host is in progress; the extension installs on a Mac, but chat cannot start there until it ships.
The Aura Wire VS Code extension (VS Code 1.85+ and compatible forks). Installs from this .vsix check the Aura Wire release feed for updates on activate and via Aura Wire: Check for updates. Chat always runs through the local Host /v1, so every turn is observed and can be guarded, routed, compressed, and coached. The Windows installer adds the optional desktop command center (expanded Host screens beyond the editor boards) and wire CLI on the same Host.
- Download the .zip, extract the .vsix, and install from inside VS Code (Extensions → Install from VSIX) — updates come from the in-extension release feed
- Editor-tab Agent and Ask chat, provider picker, and in-editor dashboards
- Finds or starts the local Aura Wire Host — no driver, certificate, or admin rights
- Every turn runs through the local pipeline: observe, guard, route, compress, coach — plus a Terran RAG bridge when a local Aura Terran install is present (bridge included with paid Terran or Wire Professional)
- Your provider, no lock-in — Cursor, Copilot, Claude, OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, or Gemini per chat; keys stay in Aura Wire Settings
- Sessions show as aura-wire-vscode in Live Traffic with the open folder as the project
- The Windows desktop command center is optional — it expands the Host with screens beyond the curated VS Code boards
Requirements
- VS Code 1.85+ or a compatible fork (Insiders, VSCodium, Cursor, Windsurf)
- A local Aura Wire Host — fetched in-editor if missing. Runs in VS Code. Host is Windows today — macOS Host is in progress.
- Provider credentials for the destinations you use, set once in Aura Wire Settings
Install
- Download the .zip below and extract it — the archive contains the .vsix.
- In VS Code, open Extensions → ⋯ → Install from VSIX… and pick the .vsix.
- When a newer build is available, chat shows Update — or run Aura Wire: Check for updates.
- Open the Aura Wire sidebar and start a chat. The extension finds or fetches the local Host on first use.
- Open Live Traffic from the sidebar to confirm the session — then enable Guard, Router, Compress, Terran, or Advise under Pipeline when you want them.