Cursor AI for VS Code

A VS Code extension that brings Cursor-like AI functionality to Visual Studio Code. This extension integrates powerful AI capabilities to help you write, understand, and improve your code.

Features

AI Chat Interface

• Dedicated Chat Panel: Interact with the AI assistant directly within VS Code
• Context-Aware: The AI understands your current file and workspace context
• Code-Focused: Optimized for programming-related queries and tasks

AI Code Completion

• Inline Suggestions: Get AI-powered code completions as you type
• Multi-Line Completions: Complete entire functions or code blocks
• Context-Aware: Suggestions based on your current code and project

Code Explanation

• Explain Selected Code: Right-click on selected code to get an explanation
• Function Documentation: Generate documentation for functions and methods
• Complexity Analysis: Understand complex algorithms and logic

Code Generation

• Generate from Comments: Convert natural language comments into functional code
• Implement Interfaces: Generate implementations based on interfaces or class definitions
• Test Generation: Create unit tests for selected functions

Installation

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Search for "Cursor AI"
4. Click Install

Setup

1. Get an OpenAI API key from https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys
2. Open VS Code settings (File > Preferences > Settings)
3. Search for "Cursor AI"
4. Enter your API key in the "API Key" field

Usage

AI Chat

1. Click on the Cursor AI icon in the activity bar
2. Type your question or request in the chat input
3. Press Enter to send

Code Completion

1. Start typing code
2. Press Alt+C to trigger AI code completion
3. Accept suggestions with Tab

Explain Code

1. Select the code you want to explain
2. Right-click and select "Cursor AI: Explain Selected Code"
3. View the explanation in the AI Chat panel

Generate Code

1. Write comments describing the code you want to generate
2. Select the comments
3. Right-click and select "Cursor AI: Generate Code from Comments"

Configuration

You can configure the extension in VS Code settings:

• API Key: Your OpenAI API key
• Model: Choose between different AI models (GPT-3.5, GPT-4, etc.)
• Context Size: Maximum number of tokens to send as context
• Enable Inline Completion: Toggle inline code completion

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code 1.60.0 or higher
• Internet connection
• OpenAI API key

Privacy

This extension sends code snippets to OpenAI's API for processing. Please review OpenAI's privacy policy for information on how your data is handled.

License

MIT