🤖 Chat Assistant – Your Offline AI Coding Companion

Welcome to Chat Assistant, a sleek and intelligent VS Code extension that brings local AI-powered conversations to your coding workspace – without needing an internet connection!

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🧠 Project Overview

Chat-Assistant.mp4

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✨ Features

• 🧠 Local AI Chat: Interact with a locally hosted LLM (TinyLlama via Ollama).
• 💬 Chat Interface: A modern, responsive, and animated chat UI directly inside VS Code.
• 🌙 Dark Theme: Smooth, minimal design that blends perfectly with VS Code’s aesthetics.
• 🔒 Privacy-First: 100% offline – No API keys, no data sharing.
• 🛠️ Built for Devs: Ask questions, get code, and debug your work while staying in your IDE.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• VS Code Webview API
• JavaScript, HTML, CSS
• Ollama for LLM backend
• TinyLlama – A small and fast language model

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🚀 Steps to Run the Extension

1. Install Prerequisites

   • Install Node.js and Visual Studio Code on your system.

2. npm install -g yo generator-code

3. cd path/to/your/chat-assistant

4. npm install node-fetch

5. Install and Start Ollama

   • Download Ollama from its official site.

   *   ollama pull tinyllama
   *   ollama run tinyllama

6. code .
    

7. Run the Extension

   • Press F5
   • A new Extension Development Host window will open.

8. Use the Chat Assistant Sidebar

   • Open the sidebar tab named Chat Assistant
   • Type your prompt
   • Click Send
   • The message is processed by TinyLlama locally, and the response appears in the UI.

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📁 Project Structure

chat-assistant/
├── .vscode/                  # VS Code specific settings
│   └── launch.json           # Debug configuration for Extension Host
├── media/
│   └── icon.png              # Icon displayed in the VS Code sidebar
├── extension.js              # Main file handling activation, webview, HTML, CSS, and script logic
├── package.json              # Extension manifest file defining contributions, activation, and dependencies
└── README.md                 # Documentation for understanding and using the project

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🎯 Use Cases

• Ask coding or debugging questions
• Use it as a personal offline assistant
• Speed up learning without leaving VS Code

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📌 Note

🔄 Copy feature is currently not included but may return in future versions.

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👥 Developed By

Prathamesh Rajendra Navale

• Email: workwithprathamesh18@gmail.com
• GitHub: navalepratham18
• LinkedIn: Prathamesh-Navale

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📃 License

MIT – Feel free to use, learn, and improve upon it.

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