spyder-ai-chat 0.2.1

OpenAI-compatible AI chat pane for Spyder 6

Spyder IDE AI Chat Plugin

An OpenAI-compatible AI chat panel for Spyder 6.x.
Connect to 12 providers — OpenAI, Groq, Mistral, DeepSeek, Together AI, Fireworks AI, OpenRouter, Azure OpenAI, Ollama, LM Studio, vLLM, or any custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint — all from inside your IDE, without switching windows.

© 2026 Maciej Piecko — MIT License

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What's new in 0.2.1

• Slash-command aliases — type / in the input to open a picker dropdown; commands expand to full prompt text before being sent (e.g. /tests → full unit test generation prompt)
• 5 built-in commands out of the box: /tests, /simplify, /fix, /explain, /doc — fully editable and extensible in Settings → / Commands
• Command highlighting in the input field and in sent chat bubbles; original expansion preserved in chat history even if commands are later edited
• Smarter chat history previews for command messages: shows /explain — utils.py or /explain — user text instead of just /explain
• LM Studio API key now configurable (optional — for setups with auth enabled)
• Connection tab improvements: two info labels, separator, and "Configure active provider:" label

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Features

	Feature	Details
🗨️	Chat panel	Scrollable conversation with colour-coded user / assistant messages
⚡	Streaming	Token-by-token streaming so you see the reply as it is generated
🔁	Model selector	Dropdown populated live from the API — switch models instantly
🔧	12 providers	OpenAI, Groq, Mistral, DeepSeek, Together, Fireworks, OpenRouter, Azure, Ollama, LM Studio, vLLM, Custom
⚙	Inference params	Per-chat hyperparameters popup — provider-aware, resets on New Chat
🔑	Optional API key	Leave blank for local models that need no authentication
🧠	System prompt	Custom prompt field, or select from a saved prompts library
💬	Saved system prompts	Define reusable prompts; manage via Settings → System Prompts tab
⏹	Stop	Cancel a streaming reply at any time
🗑	New Chat	Start a fresh conversation; current one saved automatically
📋	Chat history	Browse, load, and delete saved chats; active chat highlighted in green
📎	File context	Attach whole files or selected text from the editor as context
🖊️	Markdown rendering	Headings, bold, italic, tables, code blocks, blockquotes, links, strikethrough
🗂	Nested lists	Arbitrarily deep bullet & numbered lists, mixed types at any level
🧠	Thinking blocks	<think> tags rendered as a collapsible scrollable box (DeepSeek-R1, QwQ, …)
📋	Copy to editor	Insert any code block or full response at the cursor in the active file
🗑	Delete exchange	Remove any exchange with a 3-second undo window
🔄	Regenerate	Re-run the last assistant response with one click
↔	Horizontal scroll	Wide code blocks scroll horizontally instead of clipping
⚙	Settings	Tabbed dialog: provider, font sizes, history options, system prompts, slash commands
/	Commands	Slash-command aliases with picker dropdown; expand to full prompts before sending

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Requirements

• Python ≥ 3.9
• Spyder ≥ 6.0
• No additional Python packages — HTTP via urllib (stdlib), UI via Qt (bundled with Spyder)

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Installation

From PyPI

pip install spyder-ai-chat

From source / development build

Clone the source code from the repository:

https://sourceforge.net/p/spyder-ai-chat-plugin/code/ci/master/tree/

Then install in editable mode:

cd spyder_ai_chat
pip install -e .

Important: install into the same Python environment that Spyder uses.

After installation, restart Spyder. The panel appears automatically.
If not visible: Window → Panes → AI Chat.

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Quick start

1. Open Settings (⚙ button in the panel toolbar).
2. On the Connection tab, select your Provider from the dropdown.
3. Fill in the API URL and key as needed (pre-filled for known providers).
4. Click ⟳ to load the model list and pick a model.
5. Type a message and press Ctrl+Enter or click Send.

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License

MIT — see the LICENSE file included in the package.