u/marcoasp

I just updated Antigravity (May 20, 2026). It separates it into IDE and chat. The IDE is a completely different app, so my extensions, keyboard shortcuts, settings, chat history and more are still on my computer, but non-existent in the new app. Here's how I recovered everything using the agent:

"I just installed the latest Antigravity update, which separates the editor in its own app, called Antigravity IDE. It deleted my chat history and removed all my stuff: extensions, themes, keyboard shortcuts, everything. Get it back"

It will execute a bunch of commands in order to recover everything. It failed twice, but the third time I relaunched the IDE, it worked. I had to manually select the theme I had, but the other stuff was back in place.

Also, the `agy` command was gone:
"That did it. Now, the agy command is not working on my terminal. Fix that too"

That's my experience. This move from Google was wild.

walkthrough.md
# Walkthrough - Restored Settings, Extensions, and Chat History

All settings, configurations, custom extensions, and chat histories have been successfully migrated to the new Antigravity IDE configuration folders.

## Changes Made

### 1. Extracted and Restored Extensions

- Migrated 40 extensions from `~/.antigravity/extensions` to `~/.antigravity-ide/extensions`. This includes themes (e.g., Halcyon), formatters, syntax highlights, snippets, and language servers.

- **Fixed `extensions.json`**: Restored the list of extensions in `extensions.json` and dynamically rewritten the internal path fields from `~/.antigravity/` to `~/.antigravity-ide/` so that the IDE recognizes the migrated extensions.

### 2. Restored User Preferences & Keyboard Shortcuts

- Copied `settings.json` and `keybindings.json` from `~/Library/Application Support/Antigravity/User/` to `~/Library/Application Support/Antigravity IDE/User/`.

- Restored the `snippets` folder containing custom code snippets.

- Restored `globalStorage/` and `workspaceStorage/` databases and directories to preserve extension state databases, themes, window layouts, and list of recent folders.

### 3. Restored Chat History & Agent Onboarding State

- Copied the summary index `agyhub_summaries_proto.pb` and agent state `antigravity_state.pbtxt` to the new `~/.gemini/antigravity-ide/` directory. This makes all of your past chat history visible in the IDE's sidebar and skips repetitive onboarding.

### 4. Restored `agy` and `antigravity` CLI Commands

- Created `agy` and `antigravity` symlinks in `~/.antigravity-ide/antigravity-ide/bin` pointing to `/Applications/Antigravity IDE.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/antigravity-ide`. Since `~/.antigravity-ide/antigravity-ide/bin` is already exported in `.zshrc`, this immediately restores the terminal command `agy` to launch the new IDE.

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## Verification and Next Steps

Now that the migration is complete, you can start the application to verify everything:

1. **Launch the Antigravity IDE app.**
2. **Check Chat History**: Open the chat sidebar. Your previous chats and session history should now be listed.
3. **Verify Settings and Theme**: Your editor theme, fonts, custom shortcuts, and keybindings should be active.
4. **Verify Extensions**: Go to the extensions tab (`Cmd+Shift+X` or via the menu). All of your previously installed extensions should be listed and enabled.
5. **Verify CLI**: Open a terminal and run `agy .` to verify it opens the current directory in the new IDE.