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# DevChat Visual Studio Code Extension
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[](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=merico.devchat)
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DevChat provides a Visual Studio Code extension, enabling you to interact with an AI-powered bot for coding assistance. Designed for **prompt-centric** software development, it allows you to create your own personalized dev copilot.
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## Features
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- Chat with an AI-powered bot to get coding assistance
- Add code snippets or files to the chat for context
- Configure AI model settings
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## Installation
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1. Open Visual Studio Code
2. Press `Ctrl+P` to open the Quick Open dialog
3. Type `ext install merico.devchat` and press `Enter`
4. Install devchat package by `pip install devchat`
5. setting your OPENAI_API_KEY in setting/DevChat
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## Usage
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1. Open the chat panel by clicking on the "Chat with Bot" view in the Explorer or by running the "DevChat" command from the Command Palette (`Ctrl+Shift+P` ).
2. Type your question or prompt in the input field and press `Enter` to send it to the AI bot.
3. To add code snippets or files to the chat, right-click on the selected code or file in the editor and choose "Add to DevChat" from the context menu.
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## Configuration
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You can configure the following settings in your `settings.json` file:
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- `DevChat.llmModel` : Select the AI model to use (default: "OpenAI").
- `DevChat.maxLogCount` : Limit the number of prompts to output (default: 20).
- `DevChat.logSkip` : Skip a number of prompts before showing the prompt history (default: 0).
- `DevChat.OpenAI.model` : Specify the AI model (default: "gpt-4").
- `DevChat.OpenAI.temperature` : Specify the AI model temperature (default: 0.2).
- `DevChat.OpenAI.stream` : Specify the AI model stream (default: true).
- `DevChat.OpenAI.tokensPerPrompt` : Specify the number of tokens for each prompt (default: 6000).
- `DevChat.OpenAI.useHistoryPrompt` : Use history prompts as context (default: true).
- `DevChat.OpenAI.apiKey` : OpenAI API Key (default: "").
- `DevChat.OpenAI.EndPoint` : OpenAI API server (default: "").
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## Contributing
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If you have any suggestions or issues, please feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request on the [GitHub repository ](https://github.com/covespace/devchat-vscode.git ).
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## License
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*Specify the license here*
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## Contact Information
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*Provide your contact information, such as an email address or a link to a GitHub repository*
