Neural is a Vim/Neovim plugin that integrates various AI models to assist with code generation, explanation, and text manipulation directly within the editor. It targets developers and writers who want to leverage AI for tasks like generating code snippets, writing documentation, or correcting grammar, offering asynchronous streaming for fast results.

How It Works

Neural acts as an interface to external AI services, with OpenAI as the default. It sends user-selected text or prompts to the configured AI model and streams the response back into the Vim/Neovim buffer. This approach allows users to benefit from powerful AI models without leaving their development environment, with a focus on privacy and avoiding data leakage to third parties.

Quick Start & Requirements

• Installation: Add dense-analysis/neural via your preferred Vim package manager (e.g., vim-plug, packer.nvim).
• Prerequisites: Python 3.7+, Vim 8.0+ or Neovim 0.8+.
• Configuration: Requires an API key for the chosen AI service (e.g., OpenAI API key).
• Docs: :help neural within Vim/Neovim.

Highlighted Details

• Supports asynchronous streaming for fast, real-time AI responses.
• Offers commands like :NeuralExplain for code explanation and :NeuralStop to halt operations.
• Integrates with nui.nvim for UI enhancements and significant.nvim for animated signs.
• Includes basic redaction for sensitive information in prompts.

Maintenance & Community

Maintained by the Dense Analysis team, with contributions acknowledged from Anexon, w0rp, Munif Tanjim, and Luis Poloto.

Licensing & Compatibility

Released under the MIT license, permitting commercial use and integration with closed-source projects.

Limitations & Caveats

All input data is sent to third-party servers for processing by AI models. Generated code should be carefully reviewed and linted before production use.