COBOT: Agentic COBOL Code Assistant

COBOT is an agentic AI-powered coding assistant for COBOL developers inside Visual Studio Code. It helps you understand, write, and refactor COBOL code using modern AI models.

Features

• 🤖 AI-powered COBOL code assistance
• 💬 Interactive chat-based coding support
• 🧠 Context-aware responses
• ⚡ Designed for legacy and enterprise COBOL projects

Commands

Configuration

This extension requires an API key.

Open Settings → search for COBOL Assistant, or add to settings.json:

{
  "cobol-assistant.apiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code ^1.90.0
• A valid AI API key (OpenRouter)

Usage

1. Install the extension.
2. Set your API key in settings.
3. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P).
4. Run COBOT: Start AI Assistant.

Known Limitations

• Responses depend on the quality of the provided context.
• Requires an active internet connection.

Release Notes

0.0.4

Initial public release