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Local First Coding Assistant

Local First Coding Assistant

Omni-ai

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Copilot-like local assistant with sidebar chat and inline completion
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Local First Coding Assistant VS Code Extension

Copilot-like interface backed by your local Python assistant.

Features

  • Sidebar chat in Activity Bar (Local Assistant)
  • Pop-out chat panel command (Local Assistant: Open Chat)
  • Quick ask command (Local Assistant: Quick Ask)
  • Inline ghost-text completions from local backend
  • Toggle inline completions (Local Assistant: Toggle Inline Completion)

Settings

  • localAssistant.serverUrl (default http://127.0.0.1:8765)
  • localAssistant.sessionId (default vscode-default)
  • localAssistant.forceRole (auto|planner|coder|fast)
  • localAssistant.inlineCompletion (true|false)

Backend requirement

Run backend first:

python main.py --workspace "c:\Users\mukes\OneDrive\Desktop\Friday" serve --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8765

Backend endpoints used:

  • POST /chat
  • POST /complete
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