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- Implemented a status bar item for LexAI with dynamic status updates (ready, processing, notReady). - Created a suggestion panel for displaying and interacting with AI-generated suggestions. - Added functionality for accepting, regenerating, and discarding suggestions within the suggestion zone. - Introduced configuration options for writing style, prompt patterns, personas, and formats. - Integrated progress indicators for long-running tasks and improved user feedback. - Established TypeScript configuration for the vscode package.
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# LexAI — AI Writing & Code Assist
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**Bring your own LLM key.** LexAI helps you write and work with code in VS Code / Cursor — no LexAI account, no subscription, no LexAI servers.
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Select text or code → run an action or ask in **Code Assist** → **Accept** / **Regenerate** / **Discard** in the editor.
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---
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## Also available for Chrome
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Use the same LexAI writing assistant on any webpage:
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**[LexAI — AI Writing Assistant (Chrome Web Store)](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bagpcheidbkfgijnnmolnkgagibbjfnk)**
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On the web: select text → Fix / Rephrase / Shorten / Expand / Explain / Make Prompt → Replace or Copy. Same BYO-key idea as this VS Code extension.
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---
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## All features (VS Code / Cursor)
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### Code Assist (workspace-aware)
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- Select code → **Code Assist** → type what you want in an **inline prompt** above the selection (Copilot-style zone), then **Ask LexAI**.
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- Examples: explain, refactor, add error handling, rewrite for clarity, review a function.
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- LexAI gathers **workspace context**: selected code, surrounding lines, import/require targets, and symbol definitions from **other files** (via the language server).
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- Result opens in the suggestion zone with Accept / Regenerate / Discard.
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- Available from CodeLens, editor context menu, Command Palette, and the Activity Bar sidebar.
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### Writing actions
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| Action | What it does |
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| **Fix Grammar** | Correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation |
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| **Rephrase** | Make text clearer / more professional |
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| **Shorten** | Cut fluff while keeping the message |
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| **Expand** | Add detail, context, and supporting points |
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| **Explain** | Break down complex text into plain language |
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| **Make Prompt** | Turn a rough idea into a structured AI prompt |
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### Prompt Builder (Make Prompt)
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- Structural **patterns** (auto, zero-shot, role, few-shot, and more)
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- **Persona** presets, including custom persona text
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- Preferred **output format**
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- Optional **model override** for Make Prompt only
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- Adjust in Settings, or via **inline option chips** in the suggestion zone (click a chip to regenerate)
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### Writing styles
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Apply to Fix / Rephrase / Shorten / Expand / Explain:
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**Default · Formal · Casual · Academic · Creative · Concise**
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Change in Settings or via option chips in the suggestion zone.
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### Where you can start an action
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- **CodeLens** — select ≥10 characters; click **LexAI** on the first selected line to expand actions in place (Code Assist + writing actions)
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- **Editor context menu** — right-click selection → **LexAI** submenu
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- **Gutter / line-number context** — LexAI submenu when a selection is active
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- **Command Palette** — `LexAI: Fix Grammar`, Rephrase, Shorten, Expand, Explain, Make Prompt, Code Assist, Show Actions, …
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- **Activity Bar sidebar** — LexAI icon → Workspace panel: paste or type text, pick an action (including Code Assist), run, **Copy** or reuse as input; **Insert selection** pulls from the editor
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- **Status bar** — **✓ LexAI** ready · **⟳ LexAI** processing · **⚠ LexAI** not ready (click opens Settings)
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### Suggestion UI
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- **In-editor zone** (default) — comment widget above the selection with Accept / Regenerate / Discard and option chips
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- **Side panel** — optional suggestion panel
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- Setting `lexai.suggestionUi`: `zone` | `panel` | `both`
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- `lexai.previewBeforeReplace` — preview before replacing the selection (default on)
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- `lexai.askOptionsBeforeGenerate` — optional Quick Picks for style / Prompt Builder before each run
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### Settings & account-free setup
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- **LexAI: Open Settings** — branded settings UI for provider, model, writing style, Prompt Builder, and API key
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- **LexAI: Set API Key** / **Clear API Key**
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- **LexAI: Show Configuration Status**
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- Providers: **OpenAI · Anthropic · Groq · OpenRouter**
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- API key stored in **VS Code Secret Storage** (not plain settings)
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- Non-secret prefs use `lexai.*` settings
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---
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## Quick start
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1. Install this extension (Marketplace, Open VSX, or **Install from VSIX**).
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2. Command Palette → **LexAI: Open Settings** → provider, model, API key.
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3. Select text or code → click **LexAI** on the line → pick an action or **Code Assist**.
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4. Review in the suggestion zone → Accept to replace the selection (or Copy from the sidebar / panel).
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Install / publish details: [DEPLOY.md](./DEPLOY.md).
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## Privacy
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- No LexAI backend and no LexAI telemetry.
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- API key lives in the editor’s Secret Storage.
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- Your text is sent only to the LLM provider you configure.
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## Links
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| **Chrome extension** | [Chrome Web Store](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bagpcheidbkfgijnnmolnkgagibbjfnk) |
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| **Source** | [LexAI repository](https://git.juankibin.space/kibin/LexAI) |
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| **Publisher** | JuanKibin |
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