Chat with AI
Install the AI Assistant plugin
This functionality relies on the AI Assistant plugin, which you need to install and enable.
Press Control+Alt+S to open the IDE settings and then select
.Open the Marketplace tab, find the AI Assistant plugin, and click Install (restart the IDE if prompted).
Use the AI Assistant tool window to have a conversation with the LLM (Large Language Model), ask questions about your project, or iterate on a task.
The AI Assistant takes into consideration the language and technologies used in your database, as well as local changes and version control system commits. You can search for files, classes, and element usages.
Click AI Assistant on the right toolbar to open AI Assistant.
In the input field, type your question and press Enter to submit your query.
AI Assistant keeps the chats during one IDE session. You can find the saved chats in the All Chats list.
Names of the chats are generated automatically and contain the summary of the initial query.
If you want AI Assistant to provide you with a bit more precise answers, you can enable the smart chat mode in
.With this option enabled, AI Assistant might send additional details, such as file types, frameworks used, and any other information that may be necessary for providing context to the LLM.