Autopilot - Coding Assistant (GPT/ChatGPT, Claude)

Autopilot - AI assistant in your IDE
Converse with OpenAI's ChatGPT or Anthropic's Claude in VSCode

Autopilot is a powerful coding assistant that integrates AI capabilities directly into your VS Code environment, enhancing your coding experience and productivity.

AI-Powered Coding Assistance

• Supports multiple AI models:
  • OpenAI's GPT-4 and GPT-3.5-turbo
  • Anthropic's Claude models
  • Custom LLM servers (OpenAI API compatible)

Flexible Context Management

• Add multiple files to the AI context with a single click
• Support for selecting and adding entire directories
• Easy removal of individual files or all files from the context
• Persistent context between VS Code sessions

Interactive Chat Interface

• Dedicated chat panel for interacting with the AI assistant
• Real-time streaming of AI responses
• Markdown rendering for improved readability
• Syntax highlighting for code snippets in responses

Code-Aware Interactions

• Automatically includes highlighted code in queries (optional)
• Seamless integration with VS Code's file explorer

Customization Options

• Configurable AI model selection
• Adjustable response parameters (max length, temperature)
• Customizable system prompts to tailor the AI's behavior

Productivity Tools

• Export and import conversation history
• One-click reset of chat history
• Keyboard shortcut for quick access (default: Cmd+Shift+I on Mac, Ctrl+Shift+I on Windows/Linux)

Roadmap

• [ ] Multi-agent and Multi-task Autonomous Mode
• [ ] Diff-based Code Editions
• [ ] Autonomous Refactoring
• [ ] Autonomous Debugging
• [ ] Autonomous Testing
• [ ] Natural Language Code Manipulation

Installation

Grab the latest Autopilot version from the Extensions Marketplace:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=BrainyBlaze.autopilot

Bring Your Own API keys

To use ChatGPT / Claude in Autopilot, you need to procure API Keys from OpenAI / Anthropic.

• OpenAI: https://openai.com/product#made-for-developers
• Anthropic: https://console.anthropic.com/docs/api

Usage

1. Bring up Autopilot with Cmd + Shift + i (or Ctrl + Shift + i on non-Apple platforms).
2. Choose your AI model. Currently supported:
   • 'gpt-4', 'gpt-4-0613','gpt-3.5-turbo','gpt-3.5-turbo-16k' (OpenAI)
   • 'claude-v1.3' (Anthropic)
3. On first usage, you'll be prompted to enter your API key for your chosen AI providers (will be stored in VSCode secretStorage).
4. Enjoy!

Configuration

• Use the Cmd + Shift + P keychord and type >Open Autopilot Settings
  • Choose your preferred model, max_tokens, and temperature.
  • Adjust the system prompt to your liking
  • Note: settings will auto save
• Run Autopilot with Cmd + Shift + i. You'll be asked for your OpenAI / Anthropic API key on first time you use the model.
  • Note: your API keys will be stored in VS Code's secretStorage

Updating your API key

1. Run cmd + shift + P (or ctrl + shift + P)
2. Start typing >Autopilot

OpenAI

3. Select >Update your OpenAI API Key for Autopilot.

Anthropic

3. Select >Update your Anthropic API Key for Autopilot.

Known issues

1. There's currently no way to stop the model from generating. You need to wait until it's done.
2. Closing the Autopilot pane while the model is generating might lead to a non-recoverable error. You'll need to restart VS Code to use Autopilot again.

Warning

⚠️ This is an early prototype, use at your own peril.

🧐 Remember to keep an eye on your OpenAI / Anthropic billing.