CODEPILOT AI Extension

🚀 Your AI-Powered Code Assistant - Making code review and understanding effortless!

CODEPILOT AI is an intelligent VS Code extension that acts as your personal code assistant. It reads your code files and explains them in plain English, helping you understand complex codebases faster and make safer changes.

What Does It Do?

Imagine having a knowledgeable colleague who can instantly:

Read any code file and explain what it does
Tell you why the code was written that way
Warn you about potential problems before you make changes
Help you understand unfamiliar codebases quickly

Core Features

🔍 File Summary

Get instant, AI-powered explanations of what your code does. Perfect for:

Understanding legacy code
Onboarding new team members
Reviewing pull requests
Documenting your codebase

🤔 Why Summary

Discover the purpose and reasoning behind code decisions. Helps you:

Understand design choices
Learn from other developers' approaches
Make informed changes
Avoid breaking existing functionality

⚠️ Impact Report

Analyze potential consequences before making changes. Shows you:

What might break if you modify the code
Which files could be affected
Potential side effects
Risk assessment for your changes

🔒 Privacy-First

All processing happens locally on your machine - your code never leaves your computer!

Usage

Available Commands

CODEPILOT: Show File Summary - Generate a summary of the currently active file
CODEPILOT: Show Why Summary - Explain the purpose and intent of the current file
CODEPILOT: Show Impact Report - Analyze the potential impact of changes

How to Use

Open any code file in VS Code
Use the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P)
Type "CODEPILOT" to see available commands
Select the desired command

Installation

Install from the VS Code Marketplace:

Open VS Code
Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
Search for "CODEPILOT AI"
Click Install

Requirements

VS Code 1.70.0 or higher
Node.js (for backend processing)

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

codepilot.enable: Enable/disable the extension

🚀 Coming Soon - Planned Features

Code Analysis & Review

Code Quality Scanner: Automatically detect code smells, bugs, and security issues
Performance Analyzer: Identify performance bottlenecks and suggest optimizations
Complexity Meter: Measure and visualize code complexity
Dependency Mapper: Show how files and functions depend on each other

AI-Powered Assistance

Smart Code Generation: Generate code snippets based on comments or descriptions
Auto Documentation: Generate comprehensive documentation from your code
Test Case Generator: Create unit tests automatically for your functions
Code Translator: Convert code between different programming languages

Team Collaboration

Knowledge Base: Build a searchable database of code explanations
Code Review Assistant: AI-powered code review suggestions
Onboarding Helper: Generate learning paths for new team members
Best Practices Guide: Suggest improvements based on team standards

Advanced Features

Git Integration: Analyze changes in commits and pull requests
Multi-file Analysis: Understand relationships across multiple files
Refactoring Suggestions: Smart recommendations for code improvements
Custom AI Models: Train the AI on your specific codebase patterns

Developer Experience

Inline Explanations: Hover over code to get instant explanations
Voice Commands: Control the extension with voice input
Dark/Light Theme: Match your VS Code theme preferences
Customizable Shortcuts: Set up your own keyboard shortcuts

Known Issues

Backend modules are currently in development
Some features may show placeholder responses

Release Notes

0.1.0

Initial release of CODEPILOT AI extension

Added File Summary command
Added Why Summary command
Added Impact Report command
Local-first processing architecture

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This extension is licensed under the MIT License.

CODEPILOT AI

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