ACP

ACP (Agent Client Protocol) plugin for Sublime Text editor

By debjan
Created August 22, 2026, last updated October 5, 2026.

Installations: recent average 12 per week, 14 in total

Installations minus removals

Upgrades

14 installs
5 stars

Versions

1.8.3 (>ST4049) ·
2026-10-05 16:52

(>ST4049) 1.8.2 ·
2026-10-04 12:30
1.8.1 ·
2026-10-02 10:35
1.8.0 ·
2026-09-28 19:50
1.7.6 ·
2026-09-28 16:39

ACP - Agent Client Protocol for Sublime Text

Use AI coding agents (Kiro, Opencode, Pi, Droid, Claude Code, Copilot, …) directly from Sublime Text via the Agent Client Protocol.

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Installation

Easiest way is to install via Package Control.

For manual installation clone or copy this package into your Sublime Text Packages/ directory, then restart Sublime Text.

Quick Start

One-shot prompt

Ctrl+Shift+P -> "ACP: Prompt"
Pick an agent from the quick panel (skipped if only one is configured)
Type your prompt in the input panel - use @ for file autocompletion, / for agent slash commands
Press Enter - the response streams into a new tab

Persistent chat session (daemon)

Ctrl+Shift+P -> "ACP: Start Session"
Pick an agent - a spinner shows while the agent initializes
Once ready, a dedicated "ACP Chat: Agent Name" tab opens
Send prompts via "ACP: Prompt" - responses accumulate in the chat tab
Stop the session with "ACP: Stop Session"

The daemon auto-terminates after 15 minutes of inactivity (configurable).

Switch sessions mid-session

Ctrl+Shift+P -> "ACP: Switch Session" - while a daemon is running, pick from the agent's recent sessions (via session/list on the live connection, filtered by the current working directory, capped by session_list_limit) and switch the daemon to it.
Ctrl+Shift+P -> "ACP: Rename Session" - set a title for the current session. Title is stored client-side and shown in "ACP: Switch Session". Leave the field empty to clear it.

Walkthrough

For quick walkthrough visit walkthrough.md

Configuration

Edit ACP.sublime-settings (Preferences -> Package Settings -> ACP -> Settings):

{
  // Agents you want to use
  "commands": [
    { "title": "Claude Code", "cmd": "claude-agent-acp" },
    { "title": "Opencode", "cmd": "opencode", "args": ["acp"] },
  ],

  // Quick actions (palette: ACP: Actions, sent with selected text)
  "actions": [
    { "title": "Explain", "prompt": "Explain in simple terms" },
    { "title": "Summarize", "prompt": "Summarize with key points" },
  ],

// ...

}

For available options see configuration.md.

Commands

Palette Command	Keybinding	Description
ACP: Start Session	`Ctrl+Alt+A`	Start a persistent agent daemon
ACP: Stop Session	`Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A`	Terminate the running daemon
ACP: Send Prompt	`Alt+Shift+A`	One-shot prompt (or send to daemon)
ACP: Interrupt Current Prompt	`Ctrl+Break`	Cancel the in-flight prompt (daemon only)
ACP: Rename Session	-	Set a local title for the current session
ACP: Switch Session	-	Switch the running daemon to a recent session
ACP: Fork Session	-	Fork the current session
ACP: Switch Model	-	Change model mid-session
ACP: Switch Mode	-	Change session mode mid-session
ACP: Switch Thought Level	-	Change reasoning effort mid-session

To enable keyboard shortcut open "Preferences -> Package Settings -> ACP -> Example Key Bindings".

Switching model, mode, or thought level

While a daemon session is active, ACP: Switch Model, ACP: Switch Mode, and ACP: Switch Thought Level show a quick panel populated from the agent's advertised options. The current selection is marked with ✓. These commands are only enabled when the active agent supports the corresponding option.

Requirements

Sublime Text 4+
One or more ACP-compatible agents installed

Documentation

Deeper dives live in docs/index.md: daemon architecture, permissions and the file walker, completions, and full settings reference.

License

MIT

Package Control

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