Retro AI Assistant
AI-powered code analysis that provides real-time suggestions for improving your code quality, efficiency, and style.
Features
- Real-time Analysis: Automatically analyzes your TypeScript and Python code as you write
- Smart Suggestions: Get actionable recommendations for:
- Code refactoring
- Performance improvements
- Language idioms and best practices
- Style consistency
- Non-intrusive UI: Purple gutter indicators show which functions have suggestions
- Hover to View: Hover over highlighted lines to see suggestions inline
- Detailed Panel: Click "Open Panel" for a full view with syntax-highlighted code examples
Getting Started
1. Install the Extension
Search for "Retro AI Assistant" in the VS Code Extensions marketplace, or install from the command line:
code --install-extension ChristyWasTaken.retro-ai-assistant
2. Set Your API Key
- Open Command Palette (
Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P)
- Run
Retro AI: Set API Key
- Enter your Anthropic API key
3. Select a Model (Optional)
- Open Command Palette
- Run
Retro AI: Select Model
- Choose from:
- Claude Haiku 4.5 - Fast, good for quick feedback
- Claude Sonnet 4.5 - Balanced speed and quality
- Claude Opus 4.5 - Highest quality analysis
Usage
- Open a TypeScript or Python file
- Write or edit a function
- After a few seconds, a purple dot appears in the gutter if suggestions are available
- Hover over the highlighted line to see suggestions
- Click "Open Panel" for detailed view with code examples
Commands
| Command |
Description |
Retro AI: Set API Key |
Configure your Anthropic API key |
Retro AI: Select Model |
Choose the AI model to use |
Retro AI: Clear All Suggestions |
Clear cached suggestions |
Retro AI: Open Suggestions Panel |
Open the suggestions panel |
Settings
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
retroAI.enabled |
true |
Enable/disable the assistant |
retroAI.model |
claude-haiku-4-5 |
AI model to use for analysis |
Supported Languages
- TypeScript
- TypeScript React (TSX)
- Python
Privacy
- Your code is sent to Anthropic's API for analysis
- No code is stored or logged by this extension
- API keys are stored securely in VS Code's secret storage
Requirements
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
License
GPL-3.0 - see LICENSE for details.
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