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Up and running in under five minutes

Everything you need to install AIR, record your first session, and start generating automation — no Command Palette required.

Installing AIR First Recording Best Practices Using AIR History Copying Session IDs Common Workflow

Step 1

Installing AIR

Get the extension from the VS Code Marketplace.

1Open the Extensions panel in VS Code (Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + X).

2Search for AIR — AI Intent Runtime, or install directly from the Marketplace link below.

3Reload VS Code. Three new controls appear in your Status Bar: AIR Start, AIR Stop, and AIR History.

No configuration required. AIR works out of the box — there's nothing to set up before your first recording.

Step 2

Your first recording

From click to Session ID in under a minute.

01

Click AIR Start

A browser window opens and AIR begins recording immediately.

02

Use your app naturally

Click through the flow you want automated. AIR captures each interaction in the background.

03

Click AIR Stop

The session is saved locally and appears in AIR History.

Tips

Recording best practices

A few habits that make generated automation cleaner.

Step 3

Using AIR History

Every recording, organized in one place.

Click AIR History in the Status Bar to open the session panel. Each entry shows its status, timestamp, and a quick-copy Session ID button. Use the refresh control to pull in sessions recorded from another window.

Step 4

Copying Session IDs

One click, ready to paste into any AI prompt.

Hover a session in AIR History and click the copy icon next to its ID. The Session ID is now on your clipboard — paste it directly into a prompt to Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, or any MCP-connected assistant.

Putting It Together

The common workflow

What a typical AIR session looks like end to end.

// 1. Record Click AIR Start → use your app → click AIR Stop // 2. Retrieve Open AIR History → copy Session ID // 3. Generate Ask your AI assistant: "Using AIR session {sessionId}, generate a Playwright test for this checkout flow."
Ready for more depth? Head to the Documentation for full reference, or jump straight into AI Prompt Examples.