Does Scribe AI require an OpenAI API key?

Yes, to use Scribe AI, you must provide your own OpenAI API key. This key is used to connect to OpenAI's models and is only sent to their official API.

Which AI models does Scribe AI support?

Scribe AI supports various models including ChatGPT and GPT-4. You can select your preferred model in the VS Code extension settings.

Are my conversations with the AI private?

Conversations are saved within your local workspace as notes. While the data is sent to OpenAI for processing, it is not stored publicly by the extension creator.

Can I use Scribe AI for languages other than JavaScript?

Yes, Scribe AI works with any programming language supported by Visual Studio Code and OpenAI's models, including Python, C++, Java, and more.

How do I start a conversation with the AI?

Highlight a piece of code in your editor, and a plus icon or chat icon will appear. Clicking this opens the Scribe AI interface where you can ask questions or give instructions.

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Scribe AI

Integrate ChatGPT and GPT models into VS Code to explain, refactor, and document code. Features workspace-saved conversations and seamless AI-powered editing.

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ChatGPT for Visual Studio

AI Coding Assistant

VS Code Extension

Code Refactoring

Code Explanation

OpenAI API

Developer Productivity

Tool information

Provider

Andrew Zhang

Platforms

Windows

macOS

Linux

Languages

English

Added to directory

3 months ago

Last updated

about 1 month ago

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Not available

Pricing

Free

About Scribe AI

What the tool does and who it's for

Scribe AI is an intelligent extension for Visual Studio Code that integrates ChatGPT and GPT models directly into the development environment. It functions as a conversational coding assistant, allowing developers to highlight code blocks to ask questions, refactor logic, or generate documentation. The extension maintains conversation history within the workspace, enabling users to revisit previous AI interactions as persistent notes. By utilizing the official OpenAI API, it provides real-time assistance for debugging, code translation between languages, and complex code explanation without requiring the user to switch between the IDE and a web browser.

Key capabilities

In-editor Chat: Highlight any code snippet and click the plus icon to start a contextual chat with Scribe AI.

AI Edit: Modify, refactor, or improve code directly through natural language instructions.

Workspace Persistence: All AI conversations and notes are saved locally in your workspace for future reference.

Model Selection: Switch between various OpenAI models like GPT-4 and ChatGPT (via User Settings).

Code Documentation: Automatically generate comments, docstrings, and summaries for complex functions.

Code Translation: Rewrite existing code blocks into different programming languages using AI prompts.

Context Awareness: Maintains the history of the conversation to provide relevant answers based on previous queries.

Custom API Key: Users can bring their own OpenAI API key to manage their usage and model access.

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