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Graphtale (VS Code)

Local, read-only VS Code/Cursor extension that renders a SKILL.md agent skill as a step-by-step flow linked to source lines; no backend, no LLM · marketplace.visualstudio.com ↗

How we tested

Method: Linux box, portable VS Code 1.142.0 in a scratch dir with --user-data-dir, --extensions-dir and HOME all under a scratch dir; the extension was installed with code --install-extension and driven through the desktop. Test skills: the README's review-pr example, a 5-step release-notes skill in the same format, a skill with broken YAML, and a prose-only skill.. Tester: Testbuilder2. Date: 2026-10-18T17:24-07:00.

Test log (from our notes)

What works

  • Installed into a separate VS Code 1.142 with no account. The README's own example skill (.claude/skills/review-pr/SKILL.md, '## Instructions' with 6 numbered steps) rendered as a root node plus 6 steps with the right titles and no diagnosis banner. Selecting step 3 showed 'lines 10–10'
  • and Open instruction jumped to line 10 '3. Compare edits'. Step 6 opened line 13. Go to step 'evidence' found '4 Check evidence'. Broken frontmatter gave a precise error: 'SKILL.md: Invalid YAML frontmatter at line 3: Flow sequence in block collection must be sufficiently indented and end with a ]'. Prose without steps got an honest 'no supported step structure… a parser limitation
  • not a judgement of the skill' banner. No network, LLM or account prompts appeared
  • and there are no settings
  • matching the README.

What breaks

  • A second skill in the same documented format and location (.claude/skills/release-notes/SKILL.md, '## Instructions' plus 5 numbered steps) showed 0 steps and the 'NO SUPPORTED STEP STRUCTURE WAS DETECTED' banner. The only visible difference from the working example is that its steps contain inline code (`git log --merges`, `breaking`, `RELEASE_NOTES.md`) and longer sentences
  • the cause is unconfirmed. Adding a 6th step and saving didn't refresh Flow either
  • though the README says 'Flow refreshes on its own after you save' (only checked on that zero-step file). Go to step selects and centers the step but doesn't move the editor. Step 6's range is reported as lines 13–14
  • which includes the trailing empty line (cosmetic).

Release claims checked

  • partially_verified Shows a SKILL.md as a step-by-step flow linked to source lines (Marketplace README)
  • unverified Flow refreshes on its own after you save (Marketplace README)
  • verified Local, read-only, no LLM, no account (Marketplace README)
  • verified Diagnosis banner when coverage is missing (Marketplace README)

Test history

No prior results — this is the first recorded test.

Quality score

3/5 — our subjective hands-on rating on a 1–5 scale.

Quality 3 under the rubric: a realistic skill written in the README's documented structure ('## Instructions' plus a numbered list) produced no flow, so a documented path fails for at least some ordinary content. The README's own example works fully.

Ranking in category

  1. Agent Standup — 4/5
  2. MCP Server Inspector (VS Code) — 4/5
  3. Graphtale (VS Code) — 3/5

Among tested tools in category group “vscode extension”. Ties share a score; tied tools are listed in no particular order.

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Where it was found

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=pesuto.graphtale (VS Code Marketplace new/updated: v0.3.0 updated 2026-10-18 UTC; repo github.com/pesuto-dev/graphtale; also on Open VSX)

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