Cheetah AI - Professional AI Coding Assistant

Cheetah AI is a professional AI coding assistant powered by advanced SOTA language models. Create, edit, and manage files with intelligent automation, semantic code search, real-time web browsing, vision capabilities, and terminal integration - all with your approval.

✨ Key Features

🤖 Advanced AI Models

Support for Claude Sonnet 4.5, GPT-5, Gemini and other cutting-edge open source language models. Automatically chooses the best models as per the requirements.

🎨 Modern UI/UX

• Redesigned Interface: Beautiful, intuitive chat interface with enhanced visual feedback
• Theme Support: Seamless integration with VS Code themes and custom color schemes
• Responsive Design: Optimized for different screen sizes and layouts

🔍 Intelligent Code Search

• Function Search: Find functions by their purpose, not just names
• Related Code Discovery: AI-powered suggestions for related functions and dependencies
• Vector Indexing: Lightning-fast semantic code search across your entire workspace

🌐 Web Search & Research

• Real-time Information: Access current information with integrated Cheetah websearch engine
• Intelligent Parsing: Automatically extract and summarize relevant information
• Context-Aware: Search results integrated seamlessly into your coding workflow

👁️ Vision & OCR

• Image Analysis: Upload screenshots, diagrams, and UI mockups for AI analysis
• OCR Capabilities: Extract text from images and documents
• Visual Understanding: AI can interpret charts, diagrams, and visual elements

📁 Smart File Management

• AI-Assisted Editing: Create, edit, and refactor files with intelligent suggestions
• Code Generation: Generate boilerplate, tests, and documentation automatically
• Context-Aware Operations: AI understands your project structure and conventions

💻 Terminal Integration

• Intelligent Command Suggestions: Execute commands with AI-powered recommendations
• Error Detection: Automatically detect and suggest fixes for command errors
• Workflow Automation: Streamline repetitive development tasks

🔒 Privacy & Security

• Local Processing: Your code stays on your machine
• Secure Communication: All API calls are encrypted and secure
• No Training Data: Your code is never used to train AI models

🚀 Getting Started

1. Install the Extension from the VS Code Marketplace
2. Open Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P)
3. Run "Cheetah AI: New Task" to start your first AI-assisted coding session
4. Configure Your AI Provider - Add your API keys in settings
5. Start Coding - Describe what you want to accomplish and let Cheetah AI help!

🔧 Configuration

Configure Cheetah AI through VS Code settings (Ctrl+, / Cmd+,):

API Configuration

• API Keys: Configure OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, or other providers
• Model Selection: Choose from Claude Sonnet 4.5, GPT-4, Gemini Pro, and more
• API Endpoint: Use custom endpoints or proxies if needed

AI Behavior

• Auto-Approval: Enable auto-approval for read-only operations (optional)
• Context Window: Adjust how much context is sent to the AI
• Temperature: Control creativity vs. precision in AI responses

Advanced Features

• Semantic Indexing: Enable vector indexing for faster code search
• Vision Provider: Choose between Z.AI and JigsawStack for OCR
• Browser Settings: Configure headless browser for web research

📖 Usage Examples

💡 Starting a New Task

Ctrl+Shift+P → "Cheetah AI: New Task"
Or click the + icon in the Cheetah AI sidebar

Describe your task naturally:

• "Add authentication to my Express API"
• "Refactor this component to use React hooks"
• "Write unit tests for the UserService class"

🔍 Semantic Function Search

Ctrl+Shift+P → "Cheetah AI: Search Functions (Semantic)"

Search by purpose, not just name:

• "function that validates email addresses"
• "code that handles payment processing"
• "authentication middleware"

🖼️ Using Vision Features

Simply paste an image or screenshot in the chat, or attach it when creating a task:

• Design mockups → Generate React/Vue components
• Error screenshots → Get debugging help
• Diagrams → Understand and implement architecture

🌐 Web Research

Ask questions that require current information:

• "What's the latest version of React?"
• "Find best practices for Next.js 14 app router"
• "Search for solutions to this error message"

📝 Code Operations

• Generate Code: "Create a REST API for user management"
• Refactor: "Convert this class component to a functional component"
• Document: "Add JSDoc comments to this file"
• Test: "Write Jest tests for this utility function"
• Debug: "Why is this function throwing an error?"

💻 Terminal Commands

Ask Cheetah AI to help with terminal operations:

• "Install dependencies for a React project"
• "Run the test suite"
• "Build for production"
• "Deploy to AWS"

🛡️ Privacy & Security

Your code and data security is our top priority:

• ✅ Approval Required: Every file modification, terminal command, and external request requires your explicit approval
• 🔒 Local Processing: All code analysis and indexing happens locally on your machine
• 🔐 Secure API Calls: All external API calls are encrypted with industry-standard TLS
• 🚫 No Data Training: Your code is never used to train AI models or shared with third parties
• 📝 Audit Trail: Complete history of all AI actions and approvals
• ⚙️ Configurable Permissions: Fine-grained control over what Cheetah AI can access

🎯 Use Cases

For Individual Developers

• Rapid Prototyping: Build features faster with AI assistance
• Learning: Get explanations and examples for new technologies
• Code Quality: Refactor and improve existing code
• Documentation: Automatically generate comprehensive docs

For Teams

• Consistency: Maintain coding standards across the team
• Onboarding: Help new developers understand the codebase
• Code Review: Get AI-powered suggestions before human review
• Legacy Code: Understand and modernize old codebases

For Specific Tasks

• API Development: Generate REST/GraphQL APIs with best practices
• Testing: Write comprehensive unit and integration tests
• Database: Design schemas and write optimized queries
• Frontend: Create responsive UI components
• DevOps: Write CI/CD pipelines and deployment scripts

🔑 Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl+' / Cmd+' - Quick add selection to chat
• Ctrl+Shift+G / Cmd+Shift+G - Open graph visualization
• Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P - Open command palette

🔄 What's New in v1.1.0

• ✨ Complete UI redesign with enhanced user experience
• 🔍 Fixed and improved Cheetah websearch engine
• 👁️ Enhanced vision and OCR capabilities
• 🐛 Fixed build and TypeScript compilation issues
• ⚡ Performance optimizations across the extension
• 🎨 Better theme support and visual elements

🆘 Support & Community

• 📚 Documentation: https://cheetahai.co/documentation
• 💬 Discord Community: Join our Discord for support and discussions Discord invite link
• 📧 Email: admin@cheetahai.co
• 🐦 Twitter: @CheetahAI

🏢 About Cheetah AI

Cheetah AI is committed to building professional-grade AI tools that empower developers to work faster and smarter. Our mission is to make AI-assisted development accessible, secure, and productive for everyone.

Visit cheetahai.co to learn more about our products and vision.

Made with ❤️ by the Cheetah AI team

Cheetah AI - Your Professional AI Coding Partner