Show HN: VimLM – A Local, Offline Coding Assistant for Vim

VimLM is a local, offline coding assistant for Vim. It’s like Copilot but runs entirely on your machine—no APIs, no tracking, no cloud.- Deep Context: Understands your codebase (current file, selections, references). - Conversational: Iterate with follow-ups like "Add error handling". - Vim-Native: Keybindings like `Ctrl-l` for prompts, `Ctrl-p` to replace code. - Inline Commands: `!include` files, `!deploy` code, `!continue` long responses.Perfect for privacy-conscious devs or air-gapped environments.Try it: ``` pip install vimlm vimlm ```[GitHub](https://github.com/JosefAlbers/VimLM) Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43054244 Points: 36 # Comments: 5

Fév 15, 2025 - 04:21
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Show HN: VimLM – A Local, Offline Coding Assistant for Vim

VimLM is a local, offline coding assistant for Vim. It’s like Copilot but runs entirely on your machine—no APIs, no tracking, no cloud.

- Deep Context: Understands your codebase (current file, selections, references). - Conversational: Iterate with follow-ups like "Add error handling". - Vim-Native: Keybindings like `Ctrl-l` for prompts, `Ctrl-p` to replace code. - Inline Commands: `!include` files, `!deploy` code, `!continue` long responses.

Perfect for privacy-conscious devs or air-gapped environments.

Try it: ``` pip install vimlm vimlm ```

[GitHub](https://github.com/JosefAlbers/VimLM)


Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43054244

Points: 36

# Comments: 5