AssistAI - An AI chat Plugin for Eclipse IDE

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2025-03 (4.35), 2025-06 (4.36)

https://gradusnikov.github.io/eclipse-chatgpt-plugin/
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Solution Description

AssistAI is an Eclipse IDE plugin that brings AI assistant into your development environment. 

Features

  1. Refactor selected code snippets with LLM
  2. Generate JavaDoc comments for chosen classes or methods with LLM's help
  3. Create JUnit tests for selected classes or methods using LLM's assistance
  4. Engage in a conversation with LLM about the content of the currently opened file
  5. Fix compilation errors with LLM's guidance
  6. Copy code blocks generated by LLM to the clipboard
  7. Produce Git commit comments based on changes in staged files
  8. Customize pre-defined prompts
  9. Using the built in tools (MPC) AssistAI can:
    1. use JavaDoc or related source code to better understand the context
    2. perform a web search using DuckDuckGo
    3. read a content of a web page
  10. Create contexts for the LLM that include source files or images
  11. Use the vision model to discuss a image content
  12. Switch between defined LLMs
  13. [NEW] Added support for interfacing with Model Context Protocol (MPC) servers. The plugin is a MCP Client. You can interface your favorite MCP servers using any of the supported LLMs (not limited to Claude).
  14. [NEW] Now you can give control to LLM to modify your project files, access error logs, console output, and more... use Claude, sit back, vibe, and watch them tokens burn
  15. [NEW] Discuss about math, or tabular data. The chat component now supports latex and table rendering
  16. You can also pose general questions to LLM, just like with the regular AI chatbot interface.

Note: This plugin requires access to an LLM (e.g. OpenAI, Claude, or LM Studio running locally). You may need an API key to work. Depending on your LLM provider charges for API usage may apply.

Plugin webpage: https://github.com/gradusnikov/eclipse-chatgpt-plugin

NEW update site URL: https://gradusnikov.github.io/eclipse-chatgpt-plugin/

Categories: Documentation, General Purpose Tools, Source Code Analyzer, Tools

Tags: chatgpt, AI code analysis, chat

Additional Details

Eclipse Versions: 2025-03 (4.35), 2025-06 (4.36)

Platform Support: Windows, Mac, Linux/GTK

Development Status: Beta

Date Created: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 - 07:16

License: MIT

Date Updated: Friday, April 11, 2025 - 07:32

Submitted by: Wojciech Gradkowski

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April 2025 95/603 173 30
March 2025 76/661 427 59
February 2025 64/645 434 49
January 2025 80/654 339 31
December 2024 80/654 342 18
November 2024 105/658 281 24
October 2024 93/663 349 13
September 2024 89/642 321 24
August 2024 112/641 217 19
July 2024 115/663 235 19
June 2024 119/681 247 23
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Submitted by Herchi . on Tue, 03/25/2025 - 19:02

Unable to create the selected preference page.

com.github.gradusnikov.eclipse.assistai.preferences.ModelPreferencePage cannot be found by com.github.gradusnikov.eclipse.plugin.assistai.main_1.0.5.202503252330

Submitted by taehyung kang on Mon, 03/24/2025 - 05:34

I installed AssistAI Plugin in eclipse 2024-03 / 2020-03 version, but after installation successfully, no AssistAI Preferences menu on any toolbars. On marketplace tab > installed, I can find AssistAI installed successfully. 

 I spend a lot of time for (re-)installation & uninstallation for testing. Please help for this. Thank you.

Submitted by Rocky M on Wed, 12/04/2024 - 04:29

I have installed the plugin & configured the AssistAI (Chapt-GPT) in Eclipse IDE. I also have API Key setup. Written a simple "Hello World" program. Selected the code & right click - Assist AI (which has Discuss, Refactor, Document etc). When asked ChatGPT to Discuss, Refactor etc, there is NO Response.. Its blank. 

Do I need to do any further setup or why is it not responding ? Please help me.  

Submitted by Amit Kumar Mondal on Fri, 01/26/2024 - 12:58

Tried all the options from the file menu (Assist AI) but the ChatGPT view never got opened automatically if it is not opened before. Thereafter, tried to chat with the agent but no response has been returned, whereas the API key works perfectly (tried using CURL).

Submitted by Marius Brebulet on Fri, 12/08/2023 - 03:22

Hi,

After selecting a piece of code, I selected the -Discuss option, as well as the other options, and gave the prompt, but no response.

Could you please help me with this issue?


I would like to attach a screenshot but I don't see the option.

Thanks,

Marius

Submitted by Amit Kumar Mondal on Fri, 11/17/2023 - 07:08

An error occurred while collecting items to be installed

session context was:(profile=_Users_amit_eclipse_osgifx_Eclipse.app_Contents_Eclipse, phase=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.engine.phases.Collect, operand=, action=).

Artifact not found: https://eclipse-chatgpt-plugin.lm.r.appspot.com/plugins/com.github.gradusnikov.eclipse.plugin.assistai.dependencies_1.0.0.jar.

https://eclipse-chatgpt-plugin.lm.r.appspot.com/plugins/com.github.gradusnikov.eclipse.plugin.assistai.dependencies_1.0.0.jar

Submitted by Manu KM on Mon, 10/09/2023 - 08:04

Hello sir,
I am getting ('Installing Software' has encountered a problem. An Error occurred while collecting items to be Installed) while installing the plugins. i have tried all possible ways to install such as Market place, drag the Installer button from the documentation. but noting working for me. i was wander if you could help out of this. Thank You

Submitted by Billy Simmons on Tue, 09/19/2023 - 14:09

<p>Getting the following error when trying to install from market place. Note I changed https to xxxx because this editor doesn&#39;t allow urls.</p>

<p>An error occurred while collecting items to be installed<br />
session context was:(profile=C__Users_billy_eclipse_jee-2023-09_eclipse, phase=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.engine.phases.Collect, operand=, action=).<br />
Artifact not found: xxxx://eclipse-chatgpt-plugin.lm.r.appspot.com/plugins/com.github.gradusnikov.eclipse.plugin.assistai.dependencies_1.0.0.jar.<br />
xxxx://eclipse-chatgpt-plugin.lm.r.appspot.com/plugins/com.github.gradusnikov.eclipse.plugin.assistai.dependencies_1.0.0.jar</p>

Submitted by David Gilbert on Fri, 08/18/2023 - 14:38

I installed the plugin, and and accepted the license, it all looks fine, I see it listed as installed software... but there is no menu item for it to be configured with, nor is there any window to add to my display... literally, it is like I never installed it.  Have restarted the IDE and uninstalled/reinstalled, no luck.  Any help greatly appreciated, thanks.

Submitted by Steve L on Thu, 08/10/2023 - 11:20

Spring Tool Suite v4.19.1  (Eclipse 4.28)

The following error occurs when trying to use any of the assistai tools on a file or segment of code:

Unable to run the task: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.IOException: Request failed with status code: 404 and response body: jdk.internal.net.http.ResponseSubscribers$HttpResponseInputStream@3c3865b4
java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.IOException: Request failed with status code: 404 and response body: jdk.internal.net.http.ResponseSubscribers$HttpResponseInputStream@3c3865b4

Submitted by Aarya Deshpande on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 18:59

Hi,

I installed the plug-in in my Eclipse IDE (2022-09 version). However, upon installation (including IDE restart), nothing happened. My IDE tells me it is installed, but I have no idea how to activate and use it. Where or what do I click to make it "start"? Like there is no AI window or anything showing different in my Eclipse that is popping up for me to use. Please help! (I read the description of it being tested with 2022-03, but still.)

Submitted by Wojciech Gradkowski on Tue, 07/25/2023 - 03:57

After installing the plugin, configure access to the OpenAI API:

Open Window > Preferences > Assist AI preferences

Input your OpenAI API key (you can find your keys at https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys)

Input the model name. By default, the plugin uses the gpt-4 model, but you can also utilize gpt-3.5-turbo or any available ChatGPT model. To check which models are available to you, go to https://platform.openai.com/playground?mode=chat and check the Model drop list.

Submitted by Tran Quoc Tran on Thu, 06/22/2023 - 06:14

Hello Sir,

I have just installed AssistAI - A ChatGPT Plugin for Eclipse IDE in my Eclipse version 2023/06 and trying to play around with that 

on my code, I tried to access the plugin and got the following error 

Unable to run the task: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.IOException: Request failed with status code: 429 and response body: jdk.internal.net.http.ResponseSubscribers$HttpResponseInputStream@6a7d1fed

java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.IOException: Request failed with status code: 429 and response body: jdk.internal.net.http.ResponseSubscribers$HttpResponseInputStream@6a7d1fed

Submitted by Jose Javier Gá… on Mon, 06/05/2023 - 04:36

Hello,

I can't install the plugin in my Eclipse 2021-12. The following error pops up, which prevents me from proceeding to configure the plugin:

An error occurred while collecting items to be installed
session context was:(profile=epp.package.jee, phase=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.engine.phases.Collect, operand=, action=).
Result of processing steps.
OK
OK
OK
Public key not found for 810cecf8ba271008.
OK
Result of processing steps.
OK
OK
OK
Public key not found for 810cecf8ba271008.
OK

 

Thanks,

Submitted by Aamirkhan Pathan on Wed, 05/31/2023 - 04:01

Hello Sir,

I have just installed AssistAI - A ChatGPT Plugin for Eclipse IDE in my Eclipse version 2023/03 and trying to play around with that 

on my code, I tried to access the plugin and got the following error 

Unable to run the task: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.IOException: Request failed with status code: 404 and response body: jdk.internal.net.http.ResponseSubscribers$HttpResponseInputStream@529ac2b7

java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.IOException: Request failed with status code: 404 and response body: jdk.internal.net.http.ResponseSubscribers$HttpResponseInputStream@529ac2b7

I feel like this is related to Chat GPT API key error. Can you assist me with where do I need to enter the API key on my already installed plugin?

Hoping for a prompt response ,

Thanks,

Aamir