Official guides for the Elcro AI-native IDE — chat modes, models, agents, MCP, and more.
Elcro Documentation
Elcro is an AI-native IDE built on a VS Code / Void foundation. You bring your own keys and local models; Elcro wires chat, agents, tools, MCP, and indexing into a single editor.
Current version: 0.1.35 (voidVersion in product.json). Check for updates from inside Elcro or on GitHub Releases.
Start here
| Path | Best for |
|---|---|
| Quick Start | Install, sign in, first chat |
| First AI Chat | Agent vs Ask vs Plan |
| MCP Integration | Connect Playwright and other servers |
| Supported Providers | OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, … |
How Elcro is organized
- Chat modes — Agent, Ask, Plan, Debug, Multitask control what tools can do.
- Models — BYOK cloud providers plus Ollama / vLLM / LM Studio / OpenAI-compatible endpoints.
- Tools — Built-in file, terminal, browser, git tools plus live MCP tools.
- Workspace config —
.elcro/skills, commands, subagents, docs, hooks.
Design of these docs
Navigation, search, and page density take cues from modern developer documentation (including Cursor Docs). All content is original and specific to Elcro — features, paths, and limits match the product in this repository.