Integrating Lambda Chat into VS Code

Introduction

Using the CodeGPT VS Code (Visual Studio Code) extension , you can integrate Lambda Chat into VS Code. Once integrated, Lambda Chat can help explain code, find problems in code, and much more. See CodeGPT's documentation to learn more .

For this tutorial, you need to generate a Cloud API key . You can also use an existing Cloud API key.

Install the CodeGPT extension

1. Open VS Code.

2. Press Ctrl + P to open Quick Open. Enter the following:

   ext install DanielSanMedium.dscodegpt
   

3. Press Enter to install the CodeGPT extension.

Configure the Lambda Chat integration

1. In the Primary Sidebar, click the CODEGPT button.

   

   Select Select Your AI > Provider > Custom.

   

   In the Model field, enter:

   hermes-3-llama-3.1-405b-fp8
   

2. Click Set Connection.

   In the ApiKey field, enter your Cloud API key.

   In the Custom Link field, enter:

   https://api.lambdalabs.com/v1/chat/completions
   

3. Click Connect.

   You should see:

   

Test the Lambda Chat integration

1. In the menu bar, select File > New Text File.

2. Enter a snippet of broken code in the editor, for example:

   for _ in range(3):
       printt("Hello, World!")
   

3. Select the code, then right-click the code. Choose CodeGPT: Find Problems.

4. Near the bottom of the Primary Sidebar, click Send.

   

   In a few seconds, you should see output similar to: