Real-time AI that sees your code, errors, and cursor — and fixes problems instantly.
| Feature |
Free |
Pro |
Team |
Enterprise |
| AI Chat |
✅ 75/day |
✅ Unlimited |
✅ Unlimited |
✅ Unlimited |
| Context awareness |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Auto error detection |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| One-click fix apply |
❌ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Bring Your Own Key |
❌ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Team shared memory |
❌ |
❌ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Local AI model |
❌ |
❌ |
❌ |
✅ |
- Install the extension
- Open the AI Live panel from the activity bar (✦ icon)
- Enter your API key in Settings (
Ctrl+, → search "AI Live")
- Start coding — the AI sees your file, errors, and cursor automatically
| Action |
Command |
| Open chat |
aiLive.openChat |
| Fix error |
aiLive.fixError |
| Explain selection |
aiLive.explainSelection |
| Analyze file |
aiLive.analyzeFile |
{
"aiLive.apiKey": "", // Your AI Live subscription key
"aiLive.ownApiKey": "", // OR your personal Anthropic key (BYOK)
"aiLive.model": "claude-sonnet-4-6",
"aiLive.plan": "free",
"aiLive.autoCapture": true // Auto-notify on new errors
}
VS Code Extension
├── src/
│ ├── extension.ts # Entry point, commands, status bar
│ ├── contextCollector.ts # Gathers file, cursor, errors, tabs
│ ├── chatPanel.ts # Sidebar webview controller
│ ├── chatPanelHtml.ts # Chat UI (HTML/CSS/JS)
│ ├── apiClient.ts # Backend + BYOK API calls
│ ├── diagnosticsWatcher.ts # Listens for new errors in real time
│ └── usageTracker.ts # Free plan daily limit enforcement
cd vscode-extension
npm install
npm run compile
# Press F5 in VS Code to launch Extension Development Host