A code assistant for Daml development.

Features

Ghost Text Autocompletion: Suggests completions based on your cursor position in .daml files.
Feedback Loop: Automatically reports accepted suggestions to the inference server. Code content can be kept out of the server's logs with the daml-coding-assistant.shareCodeSnippets setting.

Getting started

Install Daml Coding Assistant from the VS Code Marketplace (Extensions view → search "Daml Coding Assistant"). Installing from a downloaded .vsix file also works: Extensions view → ... menu → Install from VSIX....
On first start it prompts you to sign in — click Sign in (or run Daml Coding Assistant: Log In any time). A browser window opens for login; new users can register there (email + password, or Google) and get access automatically — email registrations just need the address verified via the confirmation email first. Completions work as soon as you are signed in.
Open a .daml file and start typing. Completions appear inline.

Usage

Open a .daml file.
Default behavior is daml-coding-assistant.triggerMode = automatic: suggestions appear while typing.
For manual mode, set daml-coding-assistant.triggerMode = manual, then run VS Code's inline trigger action:
- Command: Trigger Inline Suggestion (editor.action.inlineSuggest.trigger)
- On macOS this is often Option+Backslash by default.
- On Windows/Linux, the keybinding depends on your VS Code keymap and custom bindings.

The trigger/accept/partial-accept keys are VS Code editor shortcuts, not extension-specific keybindings.

Finding and changing shortcuts

Open Keyboard Shortcuts in VS Code:

macOS: Code -> Settings -> Keyboard Shortcuts (or Cmd+K Cmd+S)
Windows/Linux: File -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts (or Ctrl+K Ctrl+S)

Search for these inline suggestion commands:

Trigger Inline Suggestion (editor.action.inlineSuggest.trigger)
Accept Inline Suggestion (editor.action.inlineSuggest.commit)
Accept Next Word Of Inline Suggestion (editor.action.inlineSuggest.acceptNextWord) for partial accept
Accept Next Line Of Inline Suggestion (editor.action.inlineSuggest.acceptNextLine) for partial accept
Show Next Inline Suggestion (editor.action.inlineSuggest.showNext)
Show Previous Inline Suggestion (editor.action.inlineSuggest.showPrevious)

Commands

Daml Coding Assistant: Log In — sign in via the browser.
Daml Coding Assistant: Log Out — clear the stored token and end the browser (Keycloak) session so a different user can sign in.
Daml Coding Assistant: Auth Status — show whether you are signed in.
Daml Coding Assistant: Account Menu — the actions above in one menu; also opens from the Daml Coding Assistant status-bar item.

Note: uninstalling the extension does not clear the stored login — VS Code keeps extension storage for reinstalls. Run Daml Coding Assistant: Log Out before uninstalling to fully sign out.

Terms and privacy

Use of the hosted service is subject to the Terms of Use; data handling is described in the Privacy Notice.

Settings

All settings have working defaults; you normally do not need to change any of them.

daml-coding-assistant.triggerMode (default: automatic; values: automatic, manual)
daml-coding-assistant.shareCodeSnippets (default: off; the extension asks for your choice on first use) — share code with the server to help improve the model: the context around your cursor and accepted completion text are kept in the server's logs. When off, no code content from your requests is retained; anonymous metrics (accept/reject, character counts, latency) are still reported. Completions work normally either way.
daml-coding-assistant.serverUrl (default: https://api.dca.catalyx.solutions) — the inference server to use.
daml-coding-assistant.oidcDiscoveryUrl — Keycloak realm discovery URL. Advanced: change only when pointing at a different environment.
daml-coding-assistant.oidcClientId — OIDC public client ID. Advanced: change only when pointing at a different environment.