DevPrompt
Generate precise, context-aware AI prompts from your code — right inside VS Code.
Commands
| Command |
Shortcut |
Description |
| Generate Prompt |
Cmd+Shift+/ |
Pick an intent → pick a style → prompt copied to clipboard |
| Repeat Last Prompt |
Cmd+Shift+. |
Re-run the last used intent instantly (no UI) |
How It Works
- Select a block of code (or leave nothing selected to use the whole file)
- Press
Cmd+Shift+/
- Pick an intent from the list
- Pick a prompt style (variant) from the sub-menu
- The prompt is copied to your clipboard — paste into ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot Chat, etc.
Intents
| Intent |
What it does |
| Fix Bug |
Root cause analysis + corrected code with inline comments |
| Refactor |
Idiomatic rewrite, preserving public API |
| Explain |
Concise explanation of purpose, concepts, and gotchas |
| Write Tests |
Complete test file (AAA structure, edge cases, mocks) |
| Optimize |
Performance improvements with Big-O before/after |
Each intent has 5 prompt styles (e.g. Fix Bug → Default / Step-by-step / Fix + test / Root cause only / As diff).
Fix Problems
The Fix Problems option (inside the Generate Prompt menu) reads all IDE diagnostics from the Problems panel and generates an AI prompt that combines your code with the error list — asking the AI to fix all issues at once.
Smart Context Detection
The extension automatically detects:
- Language — Dart, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, Java, C#, Swift, Kotlin, C, C++
- Framework — Flutter, React, Vue, Angular, Express, NestJS, Django, FastAPI
- Code kind — widget, class, method, function, interface, enum, snippet, or whole file
Prompts use this context: "Find and fix the bug in this Flutter widget…"
Language Support
Full language-specific templates for all 12 languages:
- Dart / Flutter
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Python
- Go
- Rust
- Java
- C#
- Swift
- Kotlin
- C / C++
All other languages fall back to a generic template automatically.
Installation
From VSIX (local build)
npm run compile && \
vsce package --no-dependencies --skip-license && \
code --install-extension ai-prompt-assistant-vscode-0.0.1.vsix
From VS Code Marketplace
Search for DevPrompt in the Extensions panel (Cmd+Shift+X).
Requirements
- VS Code
^1.85.0
- Node.js
>=18 (for development only)
Development
npm install # Install dependencies
npm run compile # One-time build
npm run watch # Watch mode
Press F5 in VS Code to open an Extension Development Host.
Project Structure
src/
├── extension.ts # Entry point, command registration
├── promptEngine.ts # Intent → prompt resolution
├── contextExtractor.ts # Language, framework, codeKind detection
├── diagnosticsCollector.ts # VS Code Problems panel reader
├── templates.ts # Template registry façade
└── templates/
├── common.ts # Types, intent metadata, fallback builders, variants
├── index.ts # Assembles all languages into registry
├── dart.ts # Dart / Flutter
├── javascript.ts # JavaScript
├── typescript.ts # TypeScript
├── python.ts # Python
├── go.ts # Go
├── rust.ts # Rust
├── java.ts # Java
├── csharp.ts # C#
├── swift.ts # Swift
├── kotlin.ts # Kotlin
└── cpp.ts # C / C++
License
MIT © 2026 devprompt# devprompt
