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The MergeGuide IDE extension surfaces policy findings as you edit, so you can fix issues before you ever commit. It is published on the Visual Studio Marketplace under the identifier MergeGuide.mergeguide-vscode and works in VS Code and compatible editors, including Cursor.
Requires VS Code 1.95 or newer (or a compatible build, such as a recent Cursor release).

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Install from the Marketplace

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Open the Extensions view

Press Cmd+Shift+X (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+X (Windows/Linux).
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Search for MergeGuide

Search for MergeGuide and install the extension published by MergeGuide (identifier MergeGuide.mergeguide-vscode).

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Install from the command line

code --install-extension MergeGuide.mergeguide-vscode
The extension identifier is MergeGuide.mergeguide-vscode.

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Connect it to your account

The extension uses your MergeGuide CLI authentication. If you haven’t already, install and authenticate the CLI: 
pip install mergeguide
mergeguide login
See Install the CLI for details. Once authenticated, reload the editor window and the extension begins reporting findings inline as you work.

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Next steps

Reading findings

What a finding tells you and how to act on it.

Enforcement layers

How the IDE fits with hooks, the MCP server, and the PR gate.