avante.nvim

avante.nvim is a Neovim plugin designed to emulate the behaviour of the Cursor AI IDE. It provides users with AI-driven code suggestions and the ability to apply these recommendations directly to their source files with minimal effort.

Note

🥰 This project is undergoing rapid iterations, and many exciting features will be added successively. Stay tuned!

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Features

• AI-Powered Code Assistance: Interact with AI to ask questions about your current code file and receive intelligent suggestions for improvement or modification.
• One-Click Application: Quickly apply the AI's suggested changes to your source code with a single command, streamlining the editing process and saving time.

Installation

Lazy

Install avante.nvim using lazy.nvim:

{
"yetone/avante.nvim",
event = "VeryLazy",
lazy = false,
opts = {
  -- add any opts here
},
keys = {
  { "<leader>aa", function() require("avante.api").ask() end, desc = "avante: ask", mode = { "n", "v" } },
  { "<leader>ar", function() require("avante.api").refresh() end, desc = "avante: refresh" },
  { "<leader>ae", function() require("avante.api").edit() end, desc = "avante: edit", mode = "v" },
},
dependencies = {
  "stevearc/dressing.nvim",
  "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
  "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim",
  --- The below dependencies are optional,
  "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons", -- or echasnovski/mini.icons
  {
    -- support for image pasting
    "HakonHarnes/img-clip.nvim",
    event = "VeryLazy",
    opts = {
      -- recommended settings
      default = {
        embed_image_as_base64 = false,
        prompt_for_file_name = false,
        drag_and_drop = {
          insert_mode = true,
        },
        -- required for Windows users
        use_absolute_path = true,
      },
    },
  },
  {
    -- Make sure to setup it properly if you have lazy=true
    'MeanderingProgrammer/render-markdown.nvim',
    opts = {
      file_types = { "markdown", "Avante" },
    },
    ft = { "markdown", "Avante" },
  },
},
}

vim-plug

" Deps
Plug 'stevearc/dressing.nvim'
Plug 'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'
Plug 'MunifTanjim/nui.nvim'

" Optional deps
Plug 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons' "or Plug 'echasnovski/mini.icons'
Plug 'HakonHarnes/img-clip.nvim'

" Yay
Plug 'yetone/avante.nvim'

Lua

-- deps:
require('img-clip').setup ({
  -- use recommended settings from above
})
require('render-markdown').setup ({
  -- use recommended settings from above
})
require('avante').setup ({
  -- Your config here!
})

Important

avante.nvim is currently only compatible with Neovim 0.10.1 or later. Please ensure that your Neovim version meets these requirements before proceeding.

Note

render-markdown.nvim is an optional dependency that is used to render the markdown content of the chat history. Make sure to also include Avante as a filetype to its setup (e.g. via Lazy):

{
  "MeanderingProgrammer/render-markdown.nvim",
  opts = {
    file_types = { "markdown", "Avante" },
  },
  ft = { "markdown", "Avante" },
}

Default setup configuration

See config.lua#L9 for the full config

{
  ---@alias Provider "openai" | "claude" | "azure" | "cohere" | [string]
  provider = "claude", -- Only recommend using Claude
  claude = {
    endpoint = "https://api.anthropic.com",
    model = "claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620",
    temperature = 0,
    max_tokens = 4096,
  },
  mappings = {
    --- @class AvanteConflictMappings
    diff = {
      ours = "co",
      theirs = "ct",
      all_theirs = "ca",
      both = "cb",
      cursor = "cc",
      next = "]x",
      prev = "[x",
    },
    jump = {
      next = "]]",
      prev = "[[",
    },
    submit = {
      normal = "<CR>",
      insert = "<C-s>",
    },
  },
  hints = { enabled = true },
  windows = {
    wrap = true, -- similar to vim.o.wrap
    width = 30, -- default % based on available width
    sidebar_header = {
      align = "center", -- left, center, right for title
      rounded = true,
    },
  },
  highlights = {
    ---@type AvanteConflictHighlights
    diff = {
      current = "DiffText",
      incoming = "DiffAdd",
    },
  },
  --- @class AvanteConflictUserConfig
  diff = {
    autojump = true,
    ---@type string | fun(): any
    list_opener = "copen",
  },
}

Usage

Given its early stage, avante.nvim currently supports the following basic functionalities:

Important

Avante will only support Claude, and OpenAI (and its variants including azure)out-of-the-box due to its high code quality generation. For all OpenAI-compatible providers, see wiki for more details.

Important

Due to the poor performance of other models, avante.nvim only recommends using the claude-3.5-sonnet model. All features can only be guaranteed to work properly on the claude-3.5-sonnet model. We do not accept changes to the code or prompts to accommodate other models. Otherwise, it will greatly increase our maintenance costs. We hope everyone can understand. Thank you!

Important

For most consistency between neovim session, it is recommended to set the environment variables in your shell file. By default, Avante will prompt you at startup to input the API key for the provider you have selected.

For Claude:

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-api-key

For OpenAI:

export OPENAI_API_KEY=your-api-key

For Azure OpenAI:

export AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY=your-api-key

1. Open a code file in Neovim.
2. Use the :AvanteAsk command to query the AI about the code.
3. Review the AI's suggestions.
4. Apply the recommended changes directly to your code with a simple command or key binding.

Note: The plugin is still under active development, and both its functionality and interface are subject to significant changes. Expect some rough edges and instability as the project evolves.

Key Bindings

The following key bindings are available for use with avante.nvim:

Key Binding	Description
Leaderaa	show sidebar
Leaderar	refresh sidebar
Leaderae	edit selected blocks
co	choose ours
ct	choose theirs
ca	choose all theirs
c0	choose none
cb	choose both
cc	choose cursor
]x	move to previous conflict
[x	move to next conflict
[[	jump to previous codeblocks (results window)
]]	jump to next codeblocks (results windows)

Note

If you are using lazy.nvim, then all keymap here will be safely set, meaning if <leader>aa is already binded, then avante.nvim won't bind this mapping. In this case, user will be responsible for setting up their own. See notes on keymaps for more details.

Highlight Groups

Highlight Group	Description	Notes
AvanteTitle	Title
AvanteReversedTitle	Used for rounded border
AvanteSubtitle	Selected code title
AvanteReversedSubtitle	Used for rounded border
AvanteThirdTitle	Prompt title
AvanteReversedThirdTitle	Used for rounded border
AvanteConflictCurrent	Current conflict highlight	Default to Config.highlights.diff.current
AvanteConflictIncoming	Incoming conflict highlight	Default to Config.highlights.diff.incoming
AvanteConflictCurrentLabel	Current conflict label highlight	Default to shade of AvanteConflictCurrent
AvanteConflictIncomingLabel	Incoming conflict label highlight	Default to shade of AvanteConflictIncoming

See highlights.lua for more information

TODOs

• Chat with current file
• Apply diff patch
• Chat with the selected block
• Slash commands
• Edit the selected block
• Smart Tab (Cursor Flow)
• Chat with project
• Chat with selected files

Roadmap

• Enhanced AI Interactions: Improve the depth of AI analysis and recommendations for more complex coding scenarios.
• LSP + Tree-sitter + LLM Integration: Integrate with LSP and Tree-sitter and LLM to provide more accurate and powerful code suggestions and analysis.

Contributing

Contributions to avante.nvim are welcome! If you're interested in helping out, please feel free to submit pull requests or open issues. Before contributing, ensure that your code has been thoroughly tested.

See wiki for more recipes and tricks.

Acknowledgments

We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the contributors of the following open-source projects, whose code has provided invaluable inspiration and reference for the development of avante.nvim:

Nvim Plugin	License	Functionality	Where did we use
git-conflict.nvim	No License	Diff comparison functionality	https://github.com/yetone/avante.nvim/blob/main/lua/avante/diff.lua
ChatGPT.nvim	Apache 2.0 License	Calculation of tokens count	https://github.com/yetone/avante.nvim/blob/main/lua/avante/utils/tokens.lua
img-clip.nvim	MIT License	Clipboard image support	https://github.com/yetone/avante.nvim/blob/main/lua/avante/clipboard.lua

The high quality and ingenuity of these projects' source code have been immensely beneficial throughout our development process. We extend our sincere thanks and respect to the authors and contributors of these projects. It is the selfless dedication of the open-source community that drives projects like avante.nvim forward.

License

avante.nvim is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. For more details, please refer to the LICENSE file.