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This document describes how to get AI-powered assistance in the
Gemini Code Assist chat in your integrated
development environment (IDE).
Gemini Code Assist chat lets you write natural language statements
or questions (called prompts) to get in-depth explanations of your code,
suggested actions, or guided workflows that help you complete tasks quickly and
efficiently without leaving the IDE.
In the activity bar of your IDE, click
sparkGemini Code Assist.
In the Gemini Code Assist chat, enter a prompt and then click
sendSend.
IntelliJ
In the Gemini Code Assist tool window, enter a prompt and
then click Submit.
View query history
VS Code
Query history isn't available for VS Code.
IntelliJ
If you want to re-use your previous prompts, you can find them in your
Query History in the Gemini Code Assist tool window by clicking
scheduleShow Query History.
Clear chat history
Gemini Code Assist uses the chat history for additional context
when responding to your prompts. If your chat history is no longer relevant to
what you're trying to achieve, you can clear the chat history:
VS Code
In the Gemini Code Assist pane, click
historyResume
Previous Chat.
When the previous chats appear in the Select chat menu, hold your
pointer over the chat that you want to clear, and select Delete.
When prompted to confirm the deletion of the chat thread, select
Delete.
IntelliJ
In the Gemini Code Assist tool window, click
deleteClear
Conversation History. This also clears your query history.
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