A new VSCode extension, ‘Knowivate Autopilot,’ offers programmers a powerful, privacy-focused coding assistant experience by leveraging local Large Language Models (LLMs). Currently in beta, the extension allows developers with existing Ollama and local LLM setups to access agent-like functionalities directly within the VSCode environment, without relying on cloud services. Knowivate Autopilot boasts features like automated file creation and modification, intelligent context incorporation (selection, file contents, project structure, and framework awareness), with future enhancements already planned. The creator is actively engaging with the community, soliciting feedback, bug reports, and feature requests to drive the project’s evolution. Interested users can download Knowivate Autopilot from the VSCode Marketplace and actively participate in its development.

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