# DevChat ![DevChat Logo](assets/devchat.png) DevChat is a Visual Studio Code extension that allows you to chat with an AI-powered bot to help you with your coding tasks. Write prompts, not code. ## Features - Chat with an AI-powered bot to get coding assistance - Add code snippets or files to the chat for context - Configure AI model settings ## Installation 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 ## Usage 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. ## Configuration You can configure the following settings in your `settings.json` file: - `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: ""). ## Contributing 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). ## License *Specify the license here* ## Contact Information *Provide your contact information, such as an email address or a link to a GitHub repository*