Promptrix for VSCode

Optimize your AI prompts directly in Visual Studio Code with Claude-powered enhancements.

Features

🚀 Quick Optimization: Optimize prompts with a single command or right-click context menu
🎯 Method Selection: Choose from multiple optimization methods (Chain-of-Thought, Role-Based, Few-Shot, etc.)
📊 Usage Tracking: Monitor your API usage with a status bar indicator
🔄 Streaming Support: See optimization progress in real-time
📝 Diff View: Compare original and optimized prompts side-by-side
📚 History: Track your optimization history locally
⚡ Keyboard Shortcuts: Fast access with customizable keybindings

Installation

Install from VSCode Marketplace (coming soon)
Or install manually from .vsix file: code --install-extension promptrix-vscode-0.1.0.vsix

Setup

Open Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P or Ctrl+Shift+P)
Run Promptrix: Configure API Key
Enter your Promptrix API key (get one at promptrix.co)

Usage

Optimize Selected Text

Select text in your editor
Right-click and choose "Optimize with Promptrix"
Or use keyboard shortcut: Cmd+Shift+O (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+O (Windows/Linux)
Choose what to do with the result (replace, diff, copy, or open in new file)

Optimize Custom Prompt

Open Command Palette
Run Promptrix: Optimize Prompt
Enter your prompt
View the optimized result

Choose Specific Method

Open Command Palette
Run Promptrix: Optimize with Method
Select optimization method
Enter or use selected text

Compare Multiple Methods

Open Command Palette
Run Promptrix: Compare Optimization Methods
Select 2-4 methods to compare
Enter your prompt or use selected text
View side-by-side comparison in a webview panel
Click "Use This" on your preferred result

The comparison panel shows:

Original prompt at the top
Side-by-side cards for each method
Word count and expansion/reduction metrics
Interactive buttons to use, copy, or open each result
Responsive grid layout (adapts to screen size)

View Available Methods

Run Promptrix: Show Available Methods to see all optimization methods
Methods are grouped by subscription tier (Free, Pro, Business)

Check Usage

Click the Promptrix icon in the status bar
Or run Promptrix: Show Usage Stats

Commands

Promptrix: Optimize Prompt - Optimize a custom prompt
Promptrix: Optimize Selected Text - Optimize selected text
Promptrix: Optimize with Method - Choose specific optimization method
Promptrix: Compare Optimization Methods - Compare 2-4 methods side-by-side
Promptrix: Configure API Key - Set up or change API key
Promptrix: Show Available Methods - List all optimization methods
Promptrix: Show Usage Stats - View API usage statistics

Configuration

Configure extension behavior in VSCode settings:

{
  "promptrix.apiUrl": "https://api.promptrix.co",
  "promptrix.defaultMethod": "auto",
  "promptrix.showDiff": true,
  "promptrix.autoOptimize": false,
  "promptrix.streamingEnabled": true
}

Settings

promptrix.apiUrl: API server URL (default: https://api.promptrix.co)
promptrix.defaultMethod: Default optimization method (default: auto)
promptrix.showDiff: Show before/after diff view (default: true)
promptrix.autoOptimize: Auto-optimize prompts in .prompt files (default: false)
promptrix.streamingEnabled: Enable real-time streaming (default: true)

Keyboard Shortcuts

Cmd+Shift+O (Mac) / Ctrl+Shift+O (Windows/Linux) - Optimize selected text

You can customize shortcuts in VSCode Keyboard Shortcuts settings.

Requirements

VSCode 1.85.0 or higher
Promptrix API key (sign up at promptrix.co)
Node.js 18.0.0 or higher (for development)

Privacy

API keys are stored securely in VSCode's encrypted secret storage
Optimization history is stored locally on your machine
No data is sent to Promptrix servers except for optimization requests

Support

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

About Promptrix

Promptrix helps you write better AI prompts using advanced optimization techniques powered by Claude. Learn more at promptrix.co.

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