AI Chatbot VS Code Extension

A VS Code extension that connects to any local or custom AI model backend.

Features

Feature	How to use
Chat sidebar	Click the chat bubble icon in the Activity Bar
Explain code	Select code → right-click → AI: Explain Selected Code (or `Ctrl+Shift+E`)
Review code	Select code → right-click → AI: Review Selected Code
Generate code	Right-click → AI: Generate Code from Prompt (or `Ctrl+Shift+G`)
Inline completions	Just type — press `Tab` to accept suggestions

cd chatbot-ide-plugin
npm install
npm run compile

Open the folder in VS Code, press F5 — a new Extension Development Host window opens.

npm run package
# installs as: code --install-extension chatbot-ide-plugin-0.1.0.vsix

Open Settings → Extensions → AI Chatbot and set:

Setting	Default	Description
`chatbot.modelEndpoint`	`http://localhost:11434/api/chat`	Your model API URL
`chatbot.modelName`	`llama3`	Model name
`chatbot.apiFormat`	`ollama`	`ollama`, `openai-compatible`, or `custom`
`chatbot.apiKey`	(blank)	API key if required
`chatbot.systemPrompt`	coding assistant	System prompt
`chatbot.inlineSuggestEnabled`	`true`	Toggle inline suggestions

ollama serve          # starts at http://localhost:11434
ollama pull llama3    # download a model

Set apiFormat = ollama, endpoint = http://localhost:11434/api/chat, modelName = llama3.

Start the local server in LM Studio (OpenAI-compatible).
Set apiFormat = openai-compatible, endpoint = http://localhost:1234/v1/chat/completions.

Your backend must accept POST with { model, messages } and return { response: "..." }.
Set apiFormat = custom.