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

For building binary if you wish to build from source, then cargo is required. Otherwise curl and tar will be used to get prebuilt binary from GitHub.

lazy.nvim (recommended)

{
  "yetone/avante.nvim",
  event = "VeryLazy",
  lazy = false,
  version = false, -- set this if you want to always pull the latest change
  opts = {
    -- add any opts here
  },
  -- if you want to build from source then do `make BUILD_FROM_SOURCE=true`
  build = "make",
  -- build = "powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File Build.ps1 -BuildFromSource false" -- for windows
  dependencies = {
    "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
    "stevearc/dressing.nvim",
    "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
    "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim",
    --- The below dependencies are optional,
    "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons", -- or echasnovski/mini.icons
    "zbirenbaum/copilot.lua", -- for providers='copilot'
    {
      -- 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 set this up 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'
Plug 'zbirenbaum/copilot.lua'

" Yay, pass source=true if you want to build from source
Plug 'yetone/avante.nvim', { 'branch': 'main', 'do': 'make' }
autocmd! User avante.nvim lua << EOF
require('avante_lib').load()
require('avante').setup()
EOF

mini.deps

local add, later, now = MiniDeps.add, MiniDeps.later, MiniDeps.now

add({
  source = 'yetone/avante.nvim',
  monitor = 'main',
  depends = {
    'stevearc/dressing.nvim',
    'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim',
    'MunifTanjim/nui.nvim',
    'echasnovski/mini.icons'
  },
  hooks = { post_checkout = function() vim.cmd('make') end }
})
--- optional
add({ source = 'zbirenbaum/copilot.lua' })
add({ source = 'HakonHarnes/img-clip.nvim' })
add({ source = 'MeanderingProgrammer/render-markdown.nvim' })

now(function() require('avante_lib').load() end)
later(function() require('render-markdown').setup({...}) end)
later(function()
  require('img-clip').setup({...}) -- config img-clip
  require("copilot").setup({...}) -- setup copilot to your liking
  require("avante").setup({...}) -- config for avante.nvim
end)

Lua

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

NOTE: For avante.tokenizers and templates to work, make sure to call require('avante_lib').load() somewhere when entering the editor. We will leave the users to decide where it fits to do this, as this varies among configurations. (But we do recommend running this after where you set your colorscheme)

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

Recommended Neovim options:

-- views can only be fully collapsed with the global statusline
vim.opt.laststatus = 3

Tip

Any rendering plugins that support markdown should work with Avante as long as you add the supported filetype Avante. See #175 and this comment for more information.

Default setup configuration

See config.lua#L9 for the full config

{
  ---@alias Provider "claude" | "openai" | "azure" | "gemini" | "cohere" | "copilot" | string
  provider = "claude", -- Recommend using Claude
  auto_suggestions_provider = "claude", -- Since auto-suggestions are a high-frequency operation and therefore expensive, it is recommended to specify an inexpensive provider or even a free provider: copilot
  claude = {
    endpoint = "https://api.anthropic.com",
    model = "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
    temperature = 0,
    max_tokens = 4096,
  },
  ---Specify the special dual_boost mode
  ---1. enabled: Whether to enable dual_boost mode. Default to false.
  ---2. first_provider: The first provider to generate response. Default to "openai".
  ---3. second_provider: The second provider to generate response. Default to "claude".
  ---4. prompt: The prompt to generate response based on the two reference outputs.
  ---5. timeout: Timeout in milliseconds. Default to 60000.
  ---How it works:
  --- When dual_boost is enabled, avante will generate two responses from the first_provider and second_provider respectively. Then use the response from the first_provider as provider1_output and the response from the second_provider as provider2_output. Finally, avante will generate a response based on the prompt and the two reference outputs, with the default Provider as normal.
  ---Note: This is an experimental feature and may not work as expected.
  dual_boost = {
    enabled = false,
    first_provider = "openai",
    second_provider = "claude",
    prompt = "Based on the two reference outputs below, generate a response that incorporates elements from both but reflects your own judgment and unique perspective. Do not provide any explanation, just give the response directly. Reference Output 1: [{{provider1_output}}], Reference Output 2: [{{provider2_output}}]",
    timeout = 60000, -- Timeout in milliseconds
  },
  behaviour = {
    auto_suggestions = false, -- Experimental stage
    auto_set_highlight_group = true,
    auto_set_keymaps = true,
    auto_apply_diff_after_generation = false,
    support_paste_from_clipboard = false,
    minimize_diff = true, -- Whether to remove unchanged lines when applying a code block
  },
  mappings = {
    --- @class AvanteConflictMappings
    diff = {
      ours = "co",
      theirs = "ct",
      all_theirs = "ca",
      both = "cb",
      cursor = "cc",
      next = "]x",
      prev = "[x",
    },
    suggestion = {
      accept = "<M-l>",
      next = "<M-]>",
      prev = "<M-[>",
      dismiss = "<C-]>",
    },
    jump = {
      next = "]]",
      prev = "[[",
    },
    submit = {
      normal = "<CR>",
      insert = "<C-s>",
    },
    sidebar = {
      apply_all = "A",
      apply_cursor = "a",
      switch_windows = "<Tab>",
      reverse_switch_windows = "<S-Tab>",
    },
  },
  hints = { enabled = true },
  windows = {
    ---@type "right" | "left" | "top" | "bottom"
    position = "right", -- the position of the sidebar
    wrap = true, -- similar to vim.o.wrap
    width = 30, -- default % based on available width
    sidebar_header = {
      enabled = true, -- true, false to enable/disable the header
      align = "center", -- left, center, right for title
      rounded = true,
    },
    input = {
      prefix = "> ",
      height = 8, -- Height of the input window in vertical layout
    },
    edit = {
      border = "rounded",
      start_insert = true, -- Start insert mode when opening the edit window
    },
    ask = {
      floating = false, -- Open the 'AvanteAsk' prompt in a floating window
      start_insert = true, -- Start insert mode when opening the ask window
      border = "rounded",
      ---@type "ours" | "theirs"
      focus_on_apply = "ours", -- which diff to focus after applying
    },
  },
  highlights = {
    ---@type AvanteConflictHighlights
    diff = {
      current = "DiffText",
      incoming = "DiffAdd",
    },
  },
  --- @class AvanteConflictUserConfig
  diff = {
    autojump = true,
    ---@type string | fun(): any
    list_opener = "copen",
    --- Override the 'timeoutlen' setting while hovering over a diff (see :help timeoutlen).
    --- Helps to avoid entering operator-pending mode with diff mappings starting with `c`.
    --- Disable by setting to -1.
    override_timeoutlen = 500,
  },
}

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
Leaderaf	switch sidebar focus
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
AvantePopupHint	Usage hints in popup menus
AvanteInlineHint	The end-of-line hint displayed in visual mode

See highlights.lua for more information

Custom prompts

By default, avante.nvim provides three different modes to interact with: planning, editing, and suggesting, followed with three different prompts per mode.

• planning: Used with require("avante").toggle() on sidebar
• editing: Used with require("avante").edit() on selection codeblock
• suggesting: Used with require("avante").get_suggestion():suggest() on Tab flow.

Users can customize the system prompts via Config.system_prompt. We recommend calling this in a custom Autocmds depending on your need:

vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
  pattern = "ToggleMyPrompt"
  callback = function() require("avante.config").override({system_prompt = "MY CUSTOM SYSTEM PROMPT"}) end,
})

vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>am", function() vim.api.nvim_exec_autocmds("User", { pattern = "ToggleMyPrompt" }) end, { desc = "avante: toggle my prompt" })

If one wish to custom prompts for each mode, avante.nvim will check for project root based on the given buffer whether it contains the following patterns: *.{mode}.avanterules.

The rules for root hierarchy:

• lsp workspace folders
• lsp root_dir
• root pattern of filename of the current buffer
• root pattern of cwd

Example folder structure for custom prompt

If you have the following structure:

.
├── .git/
├── typescript.planning.avanterules
├── snippets.editing.avanterules
└── src/

• typescript.planning.avanterules will be used for planning mode
• snippets.editing.avanterules`` will be used for editing` mode
• the default suggesting prompt from avante.nvim will be used for suggesting mode.

Important

*.avanterules is a jinja template file, in which will be rendered using minijinja. See templates for example on how to extend current templates.

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 (You can use @codebase to chat with the whole project)
• CoT
• 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	Location
git-conflict.nvim	No License	Diff comparison functionality	lua/avante/diff.lua
ChatGPT.nvim	Apache 2.0 License	Calculation of tokens count	lua/avante/utils/tokens.lua
img-clip.nvim	MIT License	Clipboard image support	lua/avante/clipboard.lua
copilot.lua	MIT License	Copilot support	lua/avante/providers/copilot.lua
jinja.vim	MIT License	Template filetype support	syntax/jinja.vim
codecompanion.nvim	MIT License	Secrets logic support	lua/avante/providers/init.lua
aider	Apache 2.0 License	Planning mode user prompt	lua/avante/templates/planning.avanterules

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.

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