DEVUP Code for Visual Studio Code

VS Code gets DEVUP Code from the Visual Studio Marketplace. These steps use the Extensions view:

1. 1Open the DEVUP AI panel in the activity bar and choose Sign in with DEVUP.
2. 2On devupai.com, click Allow access.
3. 3VS Code then signs you in, with no API key to copy.

Prefer a key? You can paste a DEVUP API key in its place; that is how remote and web windows sign in.

Your sign-in goes into VS Code's secure storage on this device. It is not written to your settings or files. To sign out, open Account in DEVUP AI Settings, or run DEVUP AI: Sign Out.

• DEVUP AI opens in its own panel in the VS Code activity bar.
• The editor title bar has a DEVUP AI button that opens the chat too. If you do not need it, hide it in Settings.
• Press Ctrl+Alt+D to bring selected code into the chat, or to open the message box.

Say average() returns the wrong number and the unit test that checks it does not pass. Here is the whole round trip, from selecting the code to keeping the corrected version.

// stats.js in a sample project: the function you select first
export function average(values) {
  let sum = 0;
  for (let i = 1; i < values.length; i++) {
    sum += values[i];
  }
  return sum / values.length;
}

1. 1Select the function and press Ctrl+Alt+D. The lines join the chat as a chip above the message box, and nothing leaves VS Code until you send your question.
2. 2Type @ followed by the start of the test file's name and pick it, so the model reads the expectation next to the code.
3. 3Glance at the gauge for a rough idea of how much of the model's context this message takes, and switch models in the picker if you want another one.
4. 4Describe the symptom and press Enter. The answer streams into the panel; Esc stops it if it heads somewhere you did not ask for.
5. 5On the code block that holds the correction, click Apply. With devupai.editor.applyDiff left at its default, the diff opens beside your file.
6. 6Check the diff, then choose Accept, or run DEVUP AI: Accept Change from the Command Palette. The file is untouched before that, and Undo takes the edit back afterwards.
7. 7Run the test again. Still not passing? Edit your message and resend it, or regenerate the last reply.

The docs cover each of these moves in depth: editor actions and Apply and files and context.

Opening a repository you have not reviewed yet? Here is what DEVUP AI does when the folder is in Restricted Mode, next to a trusted one.

If something behaves differently from what you expect, troubleshooting walks through Restricted Mode and other common cases.

• Crowded title bar? Turn off devupai.editor.titleButton. The activity-bar panel and Ctrl+Alt+D still open the chat.
• Start a long answer and move on to other work: if it finishes while VS Code is in the background, a notification brings you back to it.
• The editor actions guide walks through each right-click action and the Quick Fix entry in VS Code.

DEVUP AI works from a panel of its own. It does not replace the AI chat that comes built into VS Code.

Here is what each setup gives you.