{"repo":"gabrielhutu/perplexity-ext","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/gabrielhutu/perplexity-ext","clone":"git clone https://github.com/gabrielhutu/perplexity-ext.git","description":"A vscode extension that integrates Perplexity.ai with VSCode","language":"TypeScript","stars":20,"topics":["ai","chat","copilot","perplexity"],"license":"MIT","category":"chat-messaging","readme_excerpt":"WORK IN PROGRESS Perplexity AI Chat for VS Code Integrate Perplexity AI's API directly into VS Code with real-time chat capabilities and streaming responses. Features - Streaming responses with incremental output - Secure API key storage using VS Code secrets - Model selection (default: sonar ) - Citation tracking for AI responses - Error handling with user notifications - Dark theme matching VS Code aesthetics Installation I would suggest installing it from the vscode marketplace, but if you'd like to manually install it, please follow the below steps After the above is completed, a vsix file should be generated in the root directory of this repository. Please install the vsix file by following the steps outlined here. Set API key Open Command Palette → \"Perplexity: Set API Token\" → Enter pplx-key For more details regarding how to generate an API key for Perplexity, please check their initial setup here Usage 1. Open chat Click on the Chat icon on the activity bar and hit \"Open chat window\" 2. Select model from dropdown On the left sidebar, there is a dropdown menu. the menu allows you to select which model would you like to use with Perplexity. The current available options are - sonar - sonar-pro - sonar-reasoning - sonar-reasoning-pro - sonar-deep-research r1-1776 is currently not supported For more details regarding how they work, please check their documentation. 3. Enter questions in chat input Type in anything! 4. Receive streaming responses with citations Wait for th","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/gabrielhutu","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/gabrielhutu/perplexity-ext/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}