Copilot-style tab autocomplete for VS Code, powered by a local Ollama server. Your code never leaves your machine. Inline (ghost-text) completions appear as you type; press Tab to accept.
Requirements
-
Ollama running locally (default
http://localhost:11434) -
A fill-in-the-middle (FIM) capable code model. tab.zone doesn't download models for you — pull one first. The default model is
qwen2.5-coder:3b:ollama pull qwen2.5-coder:3b3bis a good speed/quality balance for line completion. For faster, lighter suggestions useqwen2.5-coder:1.5b; for higher quality useqwen2.5-coder:7b. Whichever you pull, settabZone.modelto match (andtabZone.fimTemplateto the model family).
Install
From the VS Code Marketplace: tab.zone, or:
ext install studiomedio.tab-zone
Configuration
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
tabZone.enabled |
true |
Enable inline (ghost text) completions. |
tabZone.endpoint |
http://localhost:11434 |
Base URL of the local Ollama server. |
tabZone.model |
qwen2.5-coder:3b |
Ollama FIM-capable code model to use. Smaller (1.5b/3b) = faster. |
tabZone.fimTemplate |
qwen |
FIM prompt template matching the model family (qwen, codellama, starcoder, deepseek). |
tabZone.debounceMs |
250 |
Delay after the last keystroke before requesting a completion. |
tabZone.maxPrefixChars |
3000 |
Max characters of context taken from before the cursor. |
tabZone.maxSuffixChars |
1000 |
Max characters of context taken from after the cursor. |
tabZone.maxTokens |
128 |
Max tokens generated per completion. Lower is faster. |
tabZone.maxLines |
4 |
Max lines kept from a completion. 1 = strict single-line, 0 = no limit. |
tabZone.temperature |
0.1 |
Sampling temperature. Lower is more deterministic. |
Usage
As you type, suggestions appear as grey ghost text — press Tab to accept.
Toggle completions on/off by clicking the tab.zone item in the status bar, or by running tab.zone: Toggle inline completions from the Command Palette. The status-bar icon shows the current state:
Development
npm install
npm run watch # rebuild on change
Press F5 in VS Code to launch the Extension Development Host.
npm run typecheck # tsc --noEmit
npm run package # minified production build
License
MIT © Studio Medio