vscode-cowriting-plugin/docs/MANUAL-SMOKE-F9.md

Manual smoke — F9 authorship view in the preview

Confirms the rendered preview's Authorship mode colors Claude's vs your text. One live turn hits the SDK.

Prereqs

• npm run build; launch the Extension Development Host (F5) with sandbox/ open.

Steps

1. Open a markdown file. Open Cowriting: Open Track-Changes Preview (Ctrl+Alt+R).
2. The header shows a [ Track changes | Authorship ] toggle. It opens in Track changes (unchanged behavior).
3. Select a sentence → Ask Claude to Edit Selection → instruct → accept.
4. Click Authorship. Expect: Claude's accepted text is tinted (blue) and your own typing is tinted (green); the header shows a legend (Claude / You). Text you never touched (original content) is plain.
5. Type a few words yourself, mixing into a Claude sentence. Expect: the colors split mid-paragraph at the exact boundaries.
6. If the doc has a mermaid or code fence Claude authored, expect the whole fence to carry a small author badge (not per-character).
7. Flip back to Track changes. Expect: the diff view is exactly as before.