First-run setup

On first launch Kodik shows a full-screen onboarding overlay that walks you through the editor’s key features. You can move through it at your own pace — step forward and back, skip individual sections, or dismiss it immediately.

Onboarding steps

The walkthrough covers 10 topics:

Inline Edit — edit code in place with Ctrl+I
AI Chat — chat with Plan and Code modes, opened with Ctrl+K; toggle modes with Ctrl+Shift+A
Autocomplete — smart suggestions: Tab accepts the full suggestion, Ctrl+→ accepts one word
@ and / commands — add context with @-mentions (files, folders, terminal) and quick /-commands. See Mentions and Slash commands for the current lists
File and image upload — attach files and paste screenshots directly into the chat
Context tabs — control which open files the AI can see
Built-in browser — live preview and visual debugging of a local dev server
Commit messages — generate a commit description by clicking the sparkle icon in the Source Control panel
Kodik Rules — custom AI instructions, either global or workspace-specific
MCP servers — connect databases, APIs, and external services

Preferences and theme

After the tutorial steps, a preferences page opens. Here you can:

Choose a theme — four options are available: Kodik Dark, Ocean, Default Dark+, Default Light Modern. The preview applies immediately.
Import settings from VS Code, VS Code Insiders, Cursor, or VSCodium — the button is active when that editor is detected on your machine.

What gets imported

Clicking an editor button opens a confirmation dialog with three checkboxes:

Item	What happens
Settings	`settings.json` is copied; tokens, auth keys, and machine IDs are stripped automatically
Keybindings	`keybindings.json` is copied as-is
Extensions	Extensions are reinstalled from Open VSX; extensions only available in the official Microsoft Marketplace may not transfer

Import runs in the background — you can continue with the rest of setup without waiting.

Last step: signing in

After the preferences page, the Kodik account sign-in screen appears. If you were already signed in, it shows a confirmation and a finish button instead. See Signing in for details.

Re-running onboarding and resetting

Reopen the onboarding at any time via the Command Palette: type Start Onboarding and select the command.

Reset to Defaults via the Command Palette deletes settings.json and keybindings.json, restores the Kodik Dark theme, and resets the onboarding-completed flag. Extensions are not uninstalled. A restart is required after the reset.