Cody

Technical Setup & API Usage

IDE Extension Installation

Install via your IDE's marketplace:

• VS Code: Search "Cody AI" in the Extensions panel or visit the VS Code Marketplace.
• JetBrains: Install from JetBrains Plugin Marketplace (supports IntelliJ, PyCharm, GoLand, etc.).
• Visual Studio: Available as an experimental extension.

Authentication

Sign in using a Sourcegraph.com account for free-tier access, or configure an enterprise endpoint:

// settings.json (VS Code example)
{
  "cody.serverEndpoint": "https://your-sourcegraph-instance.com"
}

Context Injection with @ Mentions

In chat, use @ to inject specific context:

• @filename — include a specific file
• @symbol — include a specific symbol definition
• @remote-repo — pull context from a remote repository indexed by Sourcegraph

Context Filters (Enterprise)

Admins can configure contextFilters to exclude sensitive repositories from AI chat and autocomplete, ensuring IP or compliance boundaries are respected.

Cody CLI

Run Cody from the terminal for scripted or headless workflows:

cody chat --message "Explain the auth flow in src/auth/index.ts"

Enterprise Deployment

Cody Enterprise integrates with self-hosted Sourcegraph instances, supporting custom LLM configurations, SSO, audit logging, and large-scale repository indexing via Sourcegraph's Search API.