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duck.ai

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DuckDuckGo AI Chat in VS Code
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Duck AI - Chat privately

Duck.ai is a free and anonymous AI chat service launched by DuckDuckGo.

Chat privately with ChatGPT, Claude, and other 3rd-party AI models for free with Duck.ai. No account needed!

This Visual Studio Code extension that allows you to chat with Duck AI directly within the editor, providing a user-friendly interface to interact.

Features

  • No-history tab.
  • Chat session vanish.
  • Simple and Clean UI.
  • katex for math expression rendered.
  • marked for real-time markdown rendering.
  • Code snippet insertion directly into your editor.
  • Uses simple GET POST API call to duck.ai endpoint.
  • Responsive Code block, Block Quotes, Table support and other markdown support.
  • Multi AI model includes GPT 4o-mini, o3-mini, Claude-3 Haiku, Meta Llama, Mixtral

Requirements

  • vscode webview-ui-toolkit 1.2.2 or higher
  • Active internet connection for DuckDuckGo API access

Extension Settings

This extension currently has no settings.

Future updates may include:

  • duckChat.defaultModel: Choose the default AI model (default: 'gpt-4o-mini')

  • duckChat.chatVanish: Enable/disable chat persistance (default: true)

  • duckChat.chatHistory: Enable/disable chat history (default: false)

Known Issues

  • Math rendering may occasionally fail for complex LaTeX expressions.
  • Token refresh might be required for long chat sessions.
  • Syntax highlighting for code responses not implemented as marked has removed highlight feature, trying to resolve this using higlight.js.

Release Notes

1.0.0

Initial release of Duck Chat VSCode Extension:

  • Basic chat functionality
  • Markdown and LaTeX support
  • Code snippet insertion
  • Multiple model support
  • Improved markdown rendering
  • Added error handling for API requests
  • Added support for additional AI models
  • Improved chat UI responsiveness
  • Enhanced code snippet handling

Working with Duck Chat

The extension can be accessed in two ways:

  • Via the Duck Chat icon in the activity bar
  • Using the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P) and searching for "Start Duck Chat"

For more information and updates, visit:

  • Extension Repository
  • Issue Tracker

Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

By using this extension user should adhere to Privacy Policy and Terms of Use provided by DuckDuckGo.

Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

FAQ

  1. What is Chat session vanish. The chat bubbles vanishes when the chat window is out of focus.

Enjoy chatting with Duck AI!

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