ABB Rapid AI VS Code Extension

ABB Rapid AI is a Visual Studio Code extension that brings an AI coding assistant for ABB RAPID programming directly into your editor.

Features

• Chat with an AI assistant about RAPID code and robotics.
• Select code and ask the AI to edit, refactor, or explain it—then apply the edit with one click.
• Modern, professional chat panel UI with support for both chat and code editing in the same conversation.

Requirements

• Python backend server (provided in the main project) must be running: python src/backend.py
• VS Code 1.60 or newer recommended.

Usage

1. Start the backend server in your main project folder: python src/backend.py
2. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and run ABB Rapid AI: Open Rapid AI Chat.
3. Use the chat panel to ask questions or select code and use Edit mode for code edits.
4. Click "Apply Edit to File" to update your code with the AI's suggestion.

Release Notes

0.0.1

• Initial release with chat and code editing features for ABB RAPID.