The Clippy AI extension can be installed from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace. This extension provides a new command called “Clippy AI: edit file or selection” which can be accessed through the command palette (cmd+shift+P on Mac) or by using the default keyboard shortcut cmd+;. When this command is run, an input box will pop up where you can input your desired text. The Clippy AI extension then generates code suggestions based on your input, which can be inserted into your code.
Visual Studio Code has a wide range of extensions available on its Extension Marketplace. Extensions can add new languages, debuggers, and tools to your installation to support your development workflow. GitHub Copilot is another popular AI-powered extension that provides autocomplete-style suggestions from an AI pair programmer as you code.
In the Visual Studio IDE, extensions can be installed using the Extension Manager (Extensions > Manage Extensions). The Extension Manager allows you to browse and install extensions that are compatible with your version of Visual Studio. The version-supported extensions are automatically filtered to ensure compatibility.
Overall, AI-powered extensions like Clippy AI and GitHub Copilot can help developers save time by generating code suggestions based on natural language input. The Visual Studio Code Marketplace and Extension Marketplace offer a wide range of extensions to support developers’ workflows.
On March 23, 2023, OpenAI had to turn off their code-da Vinci-001 model, which was a shame. Since this was the only model that worked with Clippy’s code change endpoint, I had to take this addition down as well. I’ll leave the code here so that others can learn from it. If strong models with insertion powers come out in the future, they might be able to bring Clippy back.