DevBoost Extension Features

DevBoost is a Visual Studio Code extension designed to boost developer productivity with AI-powered automation and workflow enhancements. Here are the key features:

🚀 Main Features

• SmartCmd Automation Buttons

  • Create one-click buttons for your most-used commands
  • AI analyzes your workflow to suggest useful automations
  • Manually create custom buttons without AI if you prefer
  • Add dynamic input fields for runtime variables (e.g., commit messages, environment names)
  • Supports both simple commands and complex multi-step scripts
  • Buttons can be workspace-specific or global across all projects

• AI-Powered Button Creation

  • Describe what you want in natural language, and AI generates the button
  • AI suggests buttons based on your recent development activity
  • Review, edit, and approve all AI suggestions before saving
  • AI handles platform-specific command syntax automatically

• Manual Button Creation

  • Create buttons without AI assistance for full control
  • Define button name, command, execution directory, and description
  • Add input placeholders for dynamic values at execution time
  • Choose between workspace-only or global availability
  • Edit existing buttons to update names and descriptions

• Prompt Enhancer

  • Improve your AI prompts for clarity, tone, and structure
  • Choose from multiple enhancement options (tone, formality, length)
  • Enhance prompts from editor selection or clipboard
  • Apply different styles: Professional, Casual, Technical, Friendly, Assertive
  • Adjust formality and length to match your needs

• Script Support

  • Generate and run multi-step shell scripts from a single button
  • AI creates scripts with error handling and conditional logic
  • View and edit script files directly in VS Code
  • Supports platform-specific commands (Windows, macOS, Linux)
  • Input fields work with scripts for dynamic variables

• Button Management

  • Copy workspace buttons to global scope for reuse across projects
  • Delete, edit, and reorganize buttons easily
  • Execute buttons with a single click
  • View button commands and descriptions in tooltips
  • Open and edit button configuration files directly
  • Note: Use the extension's UI to manage buttons instead of editing JSON files directly to avoid errors

• Cross-Platform Compatibility

  • Works seamlessly on Windows, macOS, and Linux
  • Adapts commands and scripts to your shell environment (bash, zsh, PowerShell, cmd)
  • Platform-aware command generation

🌟 Quick Actions

• Open DevBoost Sidebar - Click the 🚀 rocket icon in VS Code's activity bar
• Generate AI-Suggested Buttons - Click ✨ sparkle icon to analyze your workflow and create automation buttons
• Create Custom Button - Click ➕ plus icon to manually create buttons or use AI assistance
• Execute Buttons - Single-click any button to run commands instantly
• Enhance Prompts - Use Command Palette to improve AI prompts with professional refinement
• Edit & Manage Buttons - Right-click buttons to edit, delete, or copy to global scope
• View Scripts - Right-click script buttons (📜) to view and edit script files
• Refresh Buttons - Click 🔄 refresh icon to reload all buttons

DevBoost helps you work smarter, automate repetitive tasks, and get the most out of your development workflow in VS Code.