AI Code Assist is a powerful Visual Studio Code extension that brings the capabilities of a large language model directly into your editor. It provides an interactive chat interface, an autonomous agent for complex tasks, and advanced code intelligence features to streamline your development workflow.
Features
AI-Powered Chat: Interact with an AI assistant in a dedicated chat view. Ask coding questions, get explanations, and receive suggestions with the full context of your workspace.
Autonomous Agent Mode: Give the AI agent a high-level task and watch it work. The agent can:
Read, write, and modify files.
Execute terminal commands (with your permission).
Search for files and code snippets.
Perform semantic searches to find relevant code.
Smart Diff Viewer: When the agent modifies your code, the changes are displayed as interactive diffs directly in the editor. You can accept or reject each change individually or all at once.
Workspace-Aware Context: The extension indexes your workspace to provide the AI with relevant context, including file structure, function names, classes, and more. This allows for more accurate and helpful responses.
Conversation Threads: Your conversations are saved and organized into threads, so you can easily pick up where you left off.
How to Use
Open the Chat View: Click on the AI Code Assist icon in the activity bar to open the chat view.
Ask a Question: In "Ask" mode, you can ask coding questions, paste code for analysis, or ask for explanations.
Use the Agent: Switch to "Agent" mode to give the AI a task to perform. For example:
"Refactor the getUser function in src/service/api.ts to use async/await."
"Add a new component called UserProfile and import it into the main App component."
"Install the axios library and create a new service to fetch data from an API."
Review Changes: When the agent makes changes to your files, you'll see diffs in the editor with CodeLens actions to accept or reject them.
Commands
AI Code Assist: Open AI Chat: Opens the chat view.
Requirements
This extension requires a connection to a running AI server. The server URL is configured in the extension's settings.
Extension Settings
This extension contributes the following settings:
