AutoDev Agent - Autonomous AI Coder for VS Code

Intent -> Plan -> Execute -> Done. No manual coding for boilerplate, debugging, or scaffolding.

What It Does

AutoDev Agent is a multi-agent AI system built inside VS Code. It replaces hours of developer work with a single command - no subscription, no cloud lock-in, fully open source.

Feature	What happens
Fix Entire Project	Scans all files, detects every bug, fixes everything, shows diff before applying
Generate from Intent	Type "Build login system with JWT" and files are created, code is written, ready to run
Fix and Explain Selection	Select broken code and get explanation plus working fix side by side
Refactor File	Choose goals (performance, readability, security) and get production-ready code
Generate Tests	Full test suite written automatically for any file
Run and Self-Heal	Runs your code and automatically fixes any errors that appear

Quick Start

1. Install the extension

From source:

git clone https://github.com/Diwakarsrd/AutoDev.git
cd AutoDev
npm install
npm run compile

Press F5 in VS Code to launch the Extension Development Host.

2. Configure your LLM provider

Ctrl+Shift+P -> AutoDev: Configure LLM Provider

Free LLM Options

Ollama (Recommended - 100% local, 100% free)

# Linux/Mac
curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh
# Windows: https://ollama.com/download

ollama pull qwen2.5-coder:7b
ollama serve

Google Gemini (Free tier - 1500 requests/day)

Go to aistudio.google.com -> Get API Key -> Create key
AutoDev: Configure LLM Provider -> Select Gemini -> Paste key

Groq (Free tier - fastest inference)

Go to console.groq.com -> Create free account -> Generate API key
AutoDev: Configure LLM Provider -> Select Groq -> Paste key

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Shift+F	Fix Entire Project
Ctrl+Shift+G	Generate from Intent
Ctrl+Shift+A	Open Agent Panel
Ctrl+Shift+H	Run and Self-Heal

Usage Examples

Generate from Intent

Ctrl+Shift+G -> type your intent -> Execute Plan

Examples:

"Build a REST API with Express and JWT auth"
"Create a React dashboard with charts"
"Make a Python CLI tool that converts CSV to JSON"
"Build a FastAPI app with SQLAlchemy"

Fix Entire Project

Ctrl+Shift+F -> Confirm -> Review diff -> Apply

Scans your project files (excludes venv, node_modules, etc.) and fixes all bugs found.

Fix and Explain Selection

Select any code lines
Right-click -> AutoDev: Fix and Explain Selection
Choose Apply to Selection (replaces only selected lines) or Show Diff

Run and Self-Heal

Ctrl+Shift+H
Enter command: npm test / python main.py / go build ./...
AutoDev runs it, detects errors, fixes the code, runs again automatically

Architecture

User Input -> Planner Agent -> Validator Agent -> Executor Agent -> Debugger Agent -> Output

Planner:   Breaks intent into executable steps
Executor:  Creates files, installs packages, runs commands
Debugger:  Finds bugs, fixes code, generates tests
Validator: Checks quality (0-100 score) before applying changes

Supported LLM Providers

Provider	Cost	Notes
Ollama	Free	Local, private, no internet needed
Google Gemini	Free tier	1500 requests/day free
Groq	Free tier	Fastest inference
Anthropic Claude	Paid	Best code quality
OpenAI	Paid	GPT-4o and variants
OpenAI-compatible	Varies	LM Studio, LocalAI, any endpoint

Supported Languages

TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Java, Go, Rust, Ruby, C, C++, C#, PHP, Swift, Kotlin, Vue, Svelte, CSS, SCSS, HTML, Bash, SQL, JSON, YAML, Markdown

Configuration

{
  "autodev.provider": "ollama",
  "autodev.ollamaModel": "qwen2.5-coder:7b",
  "autodev.selfHealingEnabled": true,
  "autodev.selfHealingMaxRetries": 3,
  "autodev.conversationMemoryEnabled": true,
  "autodev.showDiffBeforeApply": true,
  "autodev.maxFilesPerScan": 50,
  "autodev.excludePatterns": [
    "node_modules", ".git", "dist", "build",
    "venv", ".venv", "__pycache__", "site-packages"
  ]
}

Privacy

Ollama mode: All code stays on your machine. Zero data sent anywhere.
Cloud providers: Code is sent to the respective API provider.
The extension never stores your code or API keys externally.

Contributing

PRs welcome. See CONTRIBUTING.md to get started.

License

MIT - free to use, modify, distribute, and sell.

AutoDev Agent — Autonomous AI Coder

Diwakar2005