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MASTER THE ARCHITECTURE OF THOUGHT

Optimized for Antigravity

While this extension is fully compatible with VS Code, it is designed to unlock its full potential when paired with Antigravity's advanced agentic capabilities. To experience the true power of AI-assisted thinking workflows, we strongly recommend using the Antigravity environment.

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How to Install "GoT Ideas Extension" on Antigravity.

1. Click the Extensions button in the sidebar.
2. Type GoT Ideas Extension in the search bar.
3. Click Install.

How To Install

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Overview

An advanced extension for managing AI-assisted thinking workflows using the Graph of Thoughts (GoT) methodology. This tool helps you organize, visualize, and evolve your ideas using a structured YAML-based system.

GoT Extension Animation Demo

Extension feature walkthrough

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Key Features

GoT Tree Visualization

Visualize your .got.yaml files in a hierarchical tree view, showing relationships between thoughts and resources with clarity.

Workflow Management

Access built-in templates for "Normal Graph of Thoughts", "Brainstorming", and "Critique" workflows to structure your ideation.

Premium Workflows

Support for downloading premium workflows using a product key to expand your capability set.

Schema Validation & Context

Automatic validation for GoT nodes (*.got.yaml) ensures data integrity. Easily copy relative paths for sharing context with LLMs.

Command Reference

Workflow & Setup

Command / ID Description
Select a workflow
got-extension.openWorkflowSelection
Choose from built-in templates (Normal, Brainstorming, Critique) or your downloaded premium workflows to apply to your workspace.
Download Workflow
got-extension.downloadWorkflow
Enter your product key to download and save premium workflows to your global storage for reuse.
Open TOPIC.md
got-extension.openTopicFile
Quickly open or create the TOPIC.md file, which serves as the central theme or problem statement for your current session.

Tree View Management

Filter
got-extension.filterYamlTree
Filter the tree view by title or ID fragment to find specific nodes quickly.
Sort
got-extension.sortYamlTree
Sort the tree view by:
  • Alphabetical (A → Z)
  • Alphabetical (Z → A)
  • Time (Newest first)
  • Time (Oldest first)
Note: Sorting handles [score] prefixes intelligently.
Reload got.yaml
got-extension.reloadYamlTree
Manually refresh the tree view if external changes haven't triggered an update.

Node Operations

These commands are available via the context menu in the "GoT" view or the Command Palette.

Create a child node
got-extension.createYamlFile
Create a new thought node linked as a child to the selected node.
Rename id
got-extension.renameYamlTitle
Update the id field within the YAML content of the selected node.
Rename file name
got-extension.renameYamlFileName
Rename the physical file on disk.
Reset Score to Zero
got-extension.resetScoreToZero
Quickly reset the score in a filename (e.g., changing [0.8]file.got.yaml to [0.0]file.got.yaml).
Delete
got-extension.deleteYamlFile
Delete the selected GoT node file.

Utilities

Convert to got.yaml
got-extension.convertToGotYaml
(Explorer Context Menu) detailed wrap any file's content into a new .got.yaml resource node.
Clear & Copy Relative Path
got-extension.clearAndCopyRelativePath
Copy the relative path of the selected node to the clipboard (useful for pasting into LLM prompts).
Append Relative Path
got-extension.appendRelativePath
Append the relative path of the selected node to the current clipboard content.

Requirements

This extension automatically installs redhat.vscode-yaml to provide robust JSON Schema validation for your GoT files.