Using CodeCompanion

CodeCompanion continues to evolve with regular frequency. This page will endeavour to serve as focal point for providing useful productivity tips for the plugin.

Copying code from a chat buffer

The fastest way to copy an LLM's code output is with gy. This will yank the nearest codeblock.

Automatically update a buffer

The editor tool, combined with the #buffer variable, enables an LLM to modify code in a Neovim buffer. This is especially useful if you do not wish to manually apply an LLM's suggestions yourself. Simply tag it in the chat buffer with @editor. To ensure the LLM can consistently see the changes that it's applied, be sure to pin or watch your buffers.

Run tests from the chat buffer

The cmd_runner tool enables an LLM to execute commands on your machine. This can be useful if you wish the LLM to run a test suite on your behalf and give insight on failing cases. Simply tag the @cmd_runner in the chat buffer and ask it run your tests with a suitable command e.g. pytest.

Navigating between responses in the chat buffer

You can quickly move between responses in the chat buffer using [[ or ]].

Quickly accessing a chat buffer

The :CodeCompanionChat Toggle command will automatically create a chat buffer if one doesn't exist, open the last chat buffer or hide the current chat buffer.

When in a chat buffer, you can cycle between other chat buffers with { or }.