1: Magnet:

• A lightweight, high-performance local AI extension for VS Code designed to accelerate your development workflow, assist in communication, and debug code right inside your editor.

2: Key Features:

• Local AI Inference: Powered by Ollama and Qwen3 for zero API cost and complete code privacy.
• Inline Debugging && Chat: Context-aware code explanations, refactoring, and bug fixing directly in your workspace.
• System Hardware Awareness: Uses systeminformation to monitor resource utilization during model execution.

3: Prerequisites:

• Before running Magnet, ensure you have the required runtime dependencies installed on your system.

3.a: Node.js && npm:

• Install via nvm (Node Version Manager)

  Install 'nvm':

  • Run: curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.6/install.sh | bash
  • Run: \. "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh"

  Install 'Node.js':

  • Run: nvm install 24

  Verify versions:

  • Run: node -v (Expected output: 'v24.19.0')
  • Run: npm -v (Expected output: '11.17.0')

4: Install ollama for your operating system:

• macOS: curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh

• Linux: curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh

• Windows: irm https://ollama.com/install.ps1 | iex

  4.a: Quick Start

  • Install extension dependencies: npm install systeminformation --save
  • Pull default model: ollama pull qwen3:4b
  • Verify model execution: ollama run qwen3:4b

  4.b: Configure VS Code Settings:

  • Ensure CodeLens is enabled in your settings.json or (Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON), make sure: "editor.codeLens": true)

  4.c: Model Management:

  • You can switch the underlying Qwen3 model variant based on your hardware capabilities.

    4.c.1: How to Switch Models:

    • Remove current model: ollama rm qwen3:4b
    • Pull new model size: ollama pull qwen3:1.7b

    4.c.2: Update Modelfile:

    • Navigate to your project's Modelfile and replace the base image line: FROM qwen3:1.7b
    • Rebuild model configuration: ollama create qwen3-gpu -f Modelfile

  4.d: Recommended Model Tiers

  • Small: 0.6b, 1.7b, 3b, 3.2b, 3.8b, 4b
  • Medium: 7b, 7.25b, 8b, 9b, 12b, 14b
  • Large: 21b, 22b, 27b, 30b, 31b, 35b, 37b, 40b, 70b
  • Massive: 105b, 123b, 176b, 205b, 405b, 671b

5: Known Issues && Limitations UI Panel Dragging:

• Do not drag or resize the AI extension panel while a streaming response is generating, as this may interrupt response generation progress.

6: Future Features:

• Support for switching Ollama models will be added soon

7: License:

• Distributed under the MIT License.