Add files and code to the chat

Attach from the + menu

Open the + menu and pick what to attach:

• the file you are editing;
• the code you have selected;
• your open editors;
• any file in the workspace.

Selected code can also come in straight from the editor: press Ctrl+Alt+D.

Find a file with @

In the message box, type @ and part of a file name, then choose the file from the results to attach it.

The search leaves out files your project excludes, such as .gitignore entries. The .gitignore part follows devupai.context.searchFollowsGitignore.

Chips and the context gauge

Each attachment sits above the message box as a chip, and one click removes it.

Before sending, glance at the small gauge for a rough idea of the share of the model's context this message would fill.

Long chats and large messages

When a chat gets long, DEVUP AI may leave the oldest messages out, and says so in a note under the reply.

If your message is more than the selected model can take, it isn't sent: you see the reason, and you can switch to another model.

What you can attach

• Text files, up to 100,000 characters each.
• Binary files and links are refused.
• @ search covers the folders you have open.

Files that stay out

DEVUP AI never lists these in file search, can't attach them and never changes them: .env files, private keys, certificates, SSH and Git folders, and other files that may hold secrets.

To protect more files, add your own never-send patterns to devupai.context.neverSend. These patterns only add to the protection that is built in; none of it can be removed.

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