PromptChef AI Enhancer

Thinks before you send.
Turn vague prompts into clear, well-specified ones — right inside VS Code.

What it does

You write a rough prompt. PromptChef rewrites it — making it more concise, clearer, or more detailed — depending on what you need. It streams the result directly into your editor so you can see it improving in real time.

No copy-pasting. No switching tabs. Just better prompts, faster.

Features

Quick Start

Use the panel

Step 1 — Click the PromptChef icon in the Activity Bar (left sidebar) to open the panel.

Step 2 — Modify tab: paste any prompt, pick a dimension (Concise / Clarity / Detail) and a domain type, then hit Enhance. The improved prompt appears below with a Copy button.

Step 3 — Craft tab: describe what you want in plain English, choose a length and tone, then hit Generate prompt to create one from scratch.

Enhance text in your editor

Step 1 — Open any file with a prompt or description you want to improve.

Step 2 — Select the text you want to rewrite (or select nothing to rewrite the whole file).

Step 3 — Press Ctrl+Shift+E (Mac: Cmd+Shift+E). The rewrite streams in immediately.

If you're using VS Code with Copilot or Claude already installed, both flows work with no configuration and no API key.

Three ways to use it

1 — Keyboard shortcut (fastest)

2 — Status bar button

Click ✨ Enhance in the bottom-right status bar. While running, it shows a spinner so you always know it's working.

3 — The PromptChef panel

Click the PromptChef icon in the Activity Bar (left sidebar) to open the panel. It has two tabs:

Modify tab

Paste or type any prompt, choose a dimension and domain type, then hit Enhance. The result appears below with a Copy button.

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Prompt to improve                  │
│  ┌───────────────────────────────┐  │
│  │ write me a function that...   │  │
│  └───────────────────────────────┘  │
│                                     │
│  Dimension  [Concise] Clarity Detail│
│  Type       [Coding ▼]              │
│                                     │
│  [ Enhance ]                        │
│                                     │
│  ╔═══════════════════════════════╗  │
│  ║ Write a function that accepts ║  │
│  ║ an array of integers and...   ║  │
│  ╚═══════════════════════════════╝  │
│  [ Copy ]                           │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Craft tab

Describe the prompt you want in plain English. Choose a type, length, and tone — PromptChef generates a ready-to-use prompt from scratch.

Provider setup

Option A — No key needed (default)

If you have GitHub Copilot or Claude for VS Code installed, PromptChef uses it automatically. Set the provider to VS Code model in Settings and you're done.

Option B — Your own API key

1. Open the PromptChef panel → Settings tab
2. Choose your provider (Anthropic, OpenAI, or Gemini)
3. Enter the model ID you want to use
4. Paste your API key and click Save key

The key is stored in the OS keychain and never written to any file.

Option C — Self-hosted / proxy

Set the provider to Proxy, enter your endpoint URL (OpenAI-compatible format), and optionally add a key.

Settings reference

All settings live under promptmate.* in VS Code Settings (Ctrl+,):

Finding model IDs:

• Anthropic — docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/about-claude/models
• OpenAI — platform.openai.com/docs/models
• Gemini — ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models

Requirements

• VS Code 1.90 or later
• For vscode-lm: GitHub Copilot or another chat model extension installed
• For anthropic / openai / gemini: a valid API key for that provider

Commands

All commands are available in the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P):

License

MIT © Aditya Sahani