OpenClaw's Node for VS Code extension proved it can support a real local file-based workflow, but on Windows the experience still feels more like early infrastructure than finished tooling.
Open VSX bug misread scanner failures as clean results, letting malicious VS Code extensions go live before patch in v0.32.0.
A hands-on test found that OpenClaw can work with VS Code for file-based drafting and source-driven synthesis, but the current experience is still centered on a local gateway and workspace model rathe ...