
What is Refact AI
Refact.ai is a fine-tuned, secure, and open-source AI coding assistant designed to enhance developer productivity. It offers context-aware code completion, integrated in-IDE chat, and a powerful Toolbox tailored to individual needs. The assistant can be used on dedicated self-hosted servers or in the cloud, making it versatile for various development environments.
How to Use Refact AI
- Install the Refact.ai plugin in your preferred IDE (e.g., VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio).
- Start coding, and Refact.ai will provide context-aware code completion suggestions.
- Use the integrated in-IDE chat to ask questions or request code modifications.
- Customize the Toolbox to create personalized commands for code explanation, refactoring, documentation, and bug detection.
Use Cases of Refact AI
Refact.ai is ideal for developers looking to increase coding efficiency and accuracy. It is particularly useful for teams that require secure, on-premise solutions or those who want to fine-tune AI models on their company's codebase for more relevant suggestions.
Features of Refact AI
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Accurate Auto-completion
Refact.ai uses Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and fine-tuning to provide the most accurate code completion suggestions by leveraging the entire coding environment as context.
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Integrated In-IDE Chat
Developers can ask questions directly within their IDE. Refact.ai, aware of the entire codebase, can answer queries and modify code, sending changes back as a diff.
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Personalized Toolbox
The Toolbox assists with code explanation, summarization, refactoring, documentation, and bug detection. It is fully customizable, allowing users to create their own commands.
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Best LLMs
Refact.ai supports over 20 large language models, including Mistral, Llama3, GPT-4, Code LLama, and StarCoder, with the option to fine-tune them for specific needs.