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Auto-Doc Agent

Auto-Doc Agent

Johny James

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12 installs
| (1) | Free
AI-powered automatic documentation generator — generates hover tooltips as you write code
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Auto-Doc Agent

AI-powered automatic documentation generator for VSCode.

Write code. Hover over any function. See documentation — automatically generated by AI.


Features

  • Generates hover tooltips as you write code
  • Supports Python, TypeScript and JavaScript
  • Private dashboard to browse all your documented functions
  • Redis caching for instant repeated lookups
  • Documentation updates automatically on every save

Setup

1. Install the Extension

Search Auto-Doc Agent in the VSCode Extensions panel and click Install.

2. Get Your API Key

Go to auto-doc-agent.onrender.com, register or login, and copy your API key.

3. Add to VSCode Settings

Press Ctrl+Shift+P → Open User Settings (JSON) and add:

{
  "autoDocAgent.apiUrl": "https://auto-doc-agent.onrender.com",
  "autoDocAgent.apiKey": "autodoc_your_key_here"
}

4. Reload VSCode

Press Ctrl+Shift+P → Reload Window

5. Write Code

Open any .py, .ts or .js file, write a function, wait 3 seconds, hover over the function name.


Dashboard

Browse all your documented functions at:

auto-doc-agent.onrender.com/dashboard

Projects are organized by workspace folder. Each file and function is listed in the sidebar.


Settings

Setting Default Description
autoDocAgent.apiUrl https://auto-doc-agent.onrender.com Backend API URL
autoDocAgent.apiKey "" Your API key
autoDocAgent.enabled true Enable or disable
autoDocAgent.debounceMs 3000 Wait time after typing stops (ms)

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