Talendor AI Agent — VS Code Extension

Advanced AI coding agent with multi-model support. Reads, understands, edits, and scans your entire project — completely free.

Free AI Models Supported

Setup (5 minutes)

Step 1 — Install Node.js

Download from https://nodejs.org (LTS version)

Step 2 — Install this extension

Open a terminal in this folder and run:

npm install
npm run compile

Then in VS Code:

• Press Ctrl+Shift+P → "Extensions: Install from VSIX..." — OR —
• Press F5 to open Extension Development Host (easiest for testing)

Step 3 — Get a FREE API Key (pick one)

Option A: DeepSeek (Recommended)

1. Go to https://platform.deepseek.com
2. Sign up free → API Keys → Create key
3. Free credits given on signup

Option B: Groq (Fastest — Llama 3.3 70B)

1. Go to https://console.groq.com
2. Sign up free → API Keys → Create key
3. Generous free tier — no credit card needed

Option C: Gemini

1. Go to https://aistudio.google.com
2. Sign in with Google → Get API Key
3. 1 Million tokens/day free

Option D: Mistral

1. Go to https://console.mistral.ai
2. Sign up → API Keys → Create
3. Free trial credits

Step 4 — Set your API key in VS Code

1. Press Ctrl+, to open Settings
2. Search for "Talendor"
3. Paste your key in the matching field:
   • DeepSeek → Talendor: Deepseek Api Key
   • Groq → Talendor: Groq Api Key (works for both Llama and DeepSeek R1)
   • Gemini → Talendor: Gemini Api Key
   • Mistral → Talendor: Mistral Api Key

How to Use

Open the AI Chat

• Click the 🤖 icon in the left sidebar, OR
• Press Ctrl+Shift+A

Scan Your Entire Project

• Click "📂 Scan Project" in the sidebar
• Talendor will read all your files and build full context
• Now it understands your entire codebase!

Chat About Your Code

After scanning, just ask anything:

• "Find all bugs in this project"
• "How does the authentication flow work?"
• "Refactor the UserService to use dependency injection"
• "Add input validation to all API endpoints"
• "Explain the database schema"

Live Edit Code

• Select any code → Right-click → "Talendor: AI Edit Selection"
• Or press Ctrl+Shift+E on selected code
• Type your instruction → AI edits it live

Revert AI Changes

• Click "↩️ Revert" in the sidebar, OR
• Press Ctrl+Shift+P → "Talendor: Revert Last AI Change"
• Restores all files from the last AI edit batch

Switch Models

• Click your model name at the top of the sidebar
• Or Ctrl+Shift+P → "Talendor: Switch AI Model"
• Switch between DeepSeek, Groq, Gemini, Mistral anytime

Scan for Bugs

• Ctrl+Shift+P → "Talendor: Find & Fix Bugs"
• Scans the full project for security issues, bugs, and performance problems

Keyboard Shortcuts

Tips for Best Results

1. Always scan first — gives the AI your full project context
2. Be specific — "Add try/catch to the fetchUser function in api/users.ts" works better than "add error handling"
3. For big changes — describe the goal, let it plan, then confirm
4. Groq is fastest — use Llama 3.3 70B on Groq for quick edits
5. DeepSeek is smartest — use for complex architecture questions
6. Revert is safe — try edits freely, revert with one click

Cost: $0 Forever

All models have free tiers sufficient for heavy development use:

• Groq: ~14,400 tokens/min free
• Gemini: 1M tokens/day free
• DeepSeek: Free credits on signup, very cheap after

Troubleshooting

"No API key set" error → Set your key in VS Code Settings → search "Talendor"

"No workspace folder open" error → Open a project folder in VS Code first (File → Open Folder)

Extension not showing → Click the 🤖 robot icon in the left activity bar

Edits not applied → Make sure you clicked "Apply" when prompted, or check the chat for the code to copy manually