Codea by Alia

AI coding assistant for Visual Studio Code, powered by Alia.

Features

✨ Intelligent Code Assistance

Chat with AI about your code in real-time
Get help writing, debugging, and understanding code
Context-aware suggestions based on your current work
Streaming responses for immediate feedback

🚀 Multiple AI Models

Alia Lite - Fast responses for quick questions (0.5x credits)
Alia V1 - Balanced performance for everyday coding (1x credits)
Alia V1 Codea - Optimized specifically for code tasks (1.5x credits)
Alia V1 Pro - High-quality responses for complex problems (3x credits)
Alia V1 Pro Max - Best available model for critical tasks (5x credits)

🎯 Seamless Integration

Works directly in VS Code sidebar
Inline code completions with AI-powered suggestions
Native chat participant (@codea in VS Code chat)
Git integration for commit messages and merge conflicts

Getting Started

Prerequisites

You'll need an Alia API key to use this extension. Get yours at alia.onl.

Installation

Install the extension from the Visual Studio Marketplace
Open VS Code Settings (Cmd/Ctrl + ,)
Search for "Codea"
Enter your Alia API key in codea.apiKey (it should start with alia_sk_)

Quick Start

Press Ctrl+Shift+A (or Cmd+Shift+A on Mac) to open Codea Chat and start coding with AI assistance!

Configuration

Setting	Description	Default
`codea.apiKey`	Your Alia API key (starts with `alia_sk_`)	-
`codea.apiBaseUrl`	API base URL	`https://api.alia.onl`
`codea.model`	Model to use for completions	`alia-v1-codea`
`codea.maxTokens`	Maximum tokens in response	`4096`
`codea.temperature`	Temperature for response generation (0-2)	`0.7`
`codea.enableInlineCompletions`	Enable inline code completions	`true`
`codea.enableChatParticipant`	Enable native chat participant	`true`

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+Shift+A` / `Cmd+Shift+A`	Open Codea Chat

Commands

Access these commands via the Command Palette (Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P):

Codea: Getting Started - Open the walkthrough guide
Codea: Sign In - Sign in to your Alia account
Codea: Refresh Token - Refresh your authentication token
Codea: Generate Commit Message - AI-generated commit messages
Codea: Resolve Merge Conflicts - Get help resolving merge conflicts

Privacy & Security

Your code is sent to Alia's servers for processing
API keys are stored securely in VS Code's secret storage
See Alia's Privacy Policy for details

Support

Issues & Feature Requests: GitHub Issues
Documentation: Alia Documentation
General Support: oxy.so/support

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build extension
npm run build

# Watch mode for development
npm run watch

# Build webview in watch mode
npm run watch:webview

# Package as .vsix
npm run package

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for version history and release notes.

License

MIT - The Oxy Collective, Inc.

Made with ❤️ by Oxy