v0.1.6 — VS Code Extension + Streaming AI + Smart Context
🚀 CtxEng AI v0.1.6
This release marks a major milestone — introducing the VS Code extension along with powerful improvements in context engineering and AI interaction.
✨ New Features
🧠 VS Code Extension (NEW)
- Full sidebar UI for interacting with your codebase
- Build context directly inside VS Code
- Seamless integration with AI providers
⚡ Streaming AI Responses
- Real-time response streaming (like ChatGPT)
- Faster and more interactive experience
📄 Context Transparency
- View selected files used for context
- Understand how context is built
🧭 Clickable File Navigation
- Open relevant files directly from results
- Faster debugging and exploration
🔍 Diff View for Code Suggestions
- Compare original code vs AI suggestions
- Improve code confidently
📊 Metrics Dashboard
- Track:
- Tokens used
- Estimated cost
- Number of files selected
🛠 Improvements
- Better file relevance scoring
- Improved CLI performance
- Cleaner UI and interaction flow
- Enhanced error handling
💡 Why this matters
LLMs don’t fail because of bad prompts —
they fail because of bad context.
CtxEng focuses on solving this core problem.
🔗 Try it
VS Code Marketplace:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=saeemabkari6.ctxeng-ai
under development
GitHub:
https://github.com/Sayeem3051/python-context-engineer
🙌 Feedback
If you find this useful, consider:
- ⭐ Starring the repo
- Reporting issues
- Sharing feedback
🚀 What’s next
- "Why this file selected" explanations
- Local LLM integration
- More context optimization features
Built with ❤️ for developers.