Get AI assistance for VCS integration

1. Press Alt00 to open the Commit tool window.

2. Click Generate Commit Message with AI Assistant.

3. Edit the message if necessary.

   

1. Press CtrlAlt0S to open settings and then select Tools | AI Assistant | Prompt Library.

2. In the Built-In Actions section, select Commit Message Generation.

   

3. In the editor field on the right, specify the rules for commit message generation, like the required number of characters or a different language.

4. Click Apply.

1. Click in the bottom-left corner or press Alt09 to open the version control tool window.

2. In the commits pane, right-click the commit you want to update and select Edit Commit Message in the context menu.

   

3. In the dialog that opens, click Improve Commit Message with AI Assistant.

   

   AI Assistant analyzes the committed changes and generates an improved message.

4. Edit the new message if necessary and click OK to save the changes.

5. If the commit has already been pushed to the remote repository, press CtrlShift0K to push the updated commit message as well.

1. Click in the bottom-left corner or press Alt09 to open the version control tool window.

2. In the commits pane, select the commit or several commits you want to summarize, right-click them and select Explain Commit with AI Assistant in the context menu.

   AI Assistant provides the summary of the selected commits.

   

• When creating a new pull request or a merge request in the corresponding tool window, click Generate a Title and Description with AI Assistant in the description field.

  

1. Press CtrlAlt0S to open settings and then select Tools | AI Assistant.

2. In the Features section, enable the GitHub Plugin: Generate a summary upon opening a Pull Request setting.

3. Click Apply.

After that, when you open an incoming pull request, AI Assistant will generate a brief summary.

If the generated summary is not clear enough, click Regenerate to receive an updated version.

1. Hover over the generated summary and click .

   

2. Modify the settings as required:

   

   • Generate automatically on open – enable this setting if you want to automatically generate the summary on opening the pull request.

   • Verbosity – adjust the level of detail in the summary. Higher verbosity includes more information, while lower verbosity keeps it brief and to the point.

   • Formality tone – control how formal or informal the summary sounds.

   • Personality – define the style or character of the summary.

   • Customization prompt – provide specific instructions or preferences to fine-tune the generated summary.

1. In the Merge Revisions dialog, click Merge with AI.

   AI Assistant then merges both non-conflicting and conflicting changes.

2. Review the merged result in the central pane of the dialog, edit if necessary, and click Apply.

   Revert changes in the modified lines by clicking Revert.

1. Press Alt00 to open the Commit tool window.

2. Select the file or changelist you want to shelve and click Shelve Silently on the toolbar or press CtrlShift0H.

   AI Assistant will automatically generate the shelf name for the shelved changes.