Inlinr is a preview VS Code extension for inline, selection-based AI editing of Markdown. It lets you highlight text in docs, specs, and prompts, ask for a targeted revision, review the proposed change in context, and apply it directly in the editor without detouring into chat.
Features
Select Markdown and open a request directly from the targeted text.
Keep AI edits scoped to the selected passage instead of the whole document.
Review the suggested change inline before applying it.
Preserve Markdown structure and surrounding context where possible.
Iterate quickly on prompts, specs, and working docs without copy-paste.
Preview
Inlinr is currently in preview. The selection-scoped editing workflow is functional, but the experience is still evolving and some behaviors may change as the inline review flow is refined.
Requirements
VS Code 1.90.0 or newer
Access to a Copilot-backed chat model through the VS Code Language Model API
If a supported model is unavailable or access is denied, Inlinr keeps the request flow available for capture and review state management but will not execute the rewrite request.
Development
Run npm install.
Run npm run compile for a one-off build or npm run watch while developing.
Open Run and Debug, choose Run Inlinr Extension, and press F5 to launch an Extension Development Host.
Run npm test to execute the VS Code-hosted unit and integration suites.
Run npm run package:vsix to build a Marketplace-ready extension package.
Project structure
src/ contains the extension activation code, custom editor provider, render pipeline, selection-scoped request flow, and document session controller.
media/markdownViewer/ contains the custom editor scripts and stylesheet.
tests/ contains VS Code-hosted unit and integration coverage plus workspace fixtures.
Repository guide
product/ holds product direction, scope, terminology, and UX guidance.
architecture/ holds system design, guardrails, and durable technical decisions.
.specify/memory/constitution.md defines the project guardrails for selection-scoped, reviewable, privacy-bounded editing work.
.github/copilot-instructions.md tells Copilot what to read first when working in this repo.
