Qodo Gen is an AI-powered coding assistant for VS Code, designed to enhance code quality, accelerate development, and improve team collaboration. It offers features like AI chat for code understanding and debugging, automated test generation, and intelligent code completion, supporting all programming languages and various AI models.

How It Works

Qodo Gen integrates directly into the VS Code environment, leveraging advanced AI models to analyze code context, logic, and structure. It provides real-time suggestions for code completion, generates unit tests and docstrings, and facilitates code understanding through an AI chat interface. This approach aims to reduce bugs, improve test coverage, and streamline the development workflow by embedding AI assistance directly into the coding process.

Quick Start & Requirements

• Install via the VS Code Marketplace.
• Requires VS Code.
• Supports various AI models including OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and proprietary Qodo models.
• Code Generation feature is a Pro feature for Teams and Enterprise users.
• Users can opt out of data sharing via extension settings.

Highlighted Details

• Supports all programming languages.
• Offers AI chat for free-style questions, code improvement, and onboarding.
• Automated test generation for functions, classes, and code sections, with options for refinement and auto-fixing.
• Code Completion is a Pro feature for Teams and Enterprise users.

Maintenance & Community

• Join the Qodo Discord community for support.
• FAQ and troubleshooting guide available.

Licensing & Compatibility

• Proprietary licensing; Code Generation is a Pro feature.
• Data sharing with Qodo servers is enabled by default but can be opted out of.

Limitations & Caveats

Code Completion functionality is restricted to paid Teams and Enterprise plans. The extension transmits code snippets to Qodo servers for processing, though users can opt out of data sharing.