Prompt Pilot

Build, save and manage context-aware prompts from files and editor selections inside VS Code.

Commands

• Prompt Pilot: Open — Open the Prompt Pilot webview.
• Prompt Pilot: Add File to Prompt Pilot — Add a file from the Explorer to the builder.
• Prompt Pilot: Add Selection to Prompt Pilot — Add the current editor selection to the builder.

Development

1. Install dev dependencies:

npm install

2. Compile once:

npm run compile

3. Or start the watch compiler and run the extension (F5):

npm run watch
# then press F5 and choose "Run Extension"

Features

• Add files or selected editor text into a prompt
• Insert instructions between snippets
• Auto-save the current prompt to history (keeps latest version)
• Load saved prompts from history and rename or delete them
• Copy the assembled prompt to clipboard

Package & Publish

Ensure you have vsce installed globally:

npm install -g vsce

To create a packaged .vsix:

npm run package

To publish (requires a publisher and a Personal Access Token):

npm run publish

Notes:

• Set the publisher field in package.json to your publisher ID (create a publisher at https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/manage).
• Generate a Personal Access Token on Azure DevOps with the Marketplace (Publish) scope and follow the vsce prompts.

Contributing

PRs welcome. Keep changes small and run npm run compile before opening a PR.

License

MIT