AI Tools

Remix has its own AI tool named RemixAI and a sub-project called RemixAI Copilot for code completion.

RemixAI is also used in the:

• Explain this contract icon at the top of the Editor

• Explain this error button when an error is thrown in the Solidity Compiler

• Right-click menu options of the Editor

• Triple slash (///) for prepending an AI code request in a file in the Editor

Code Completion

When you type a space or a new line, the RemixAI Copilot will propose some code. The proposed code is a technique called, code completion. The RemixAI Copilot’s suggested code will take into account what has already been written in the file.

The switch to activate it is at the top of the Editor.

All other RemixAI tools are always on.

Editor: Right-click Menu

For both Explain this function or Explain this code, the answer will be printed out in Remix’s Terminal.

Explain a Function and Generate Documentation

In the Right-click menu, select the options Explain the function and Generate documentation.

Explain this code

The “Explain this code” option in the Editor’s Right-click menu can be triggered with, or without, highlighting a block of code. If some code has not been highlighted, RemixAI will take into account the code surrounding the cursor.

Editor: Code Completion

As explained above, with the RemixAI Copilot switched on, when you put a space after a word or make a new line, the Copilot will make a suggestion.

Hit tab to accept the suggestion.

Editor: Ask RemixAI with ///

In the Editor, when the Solidity Copilot is on, you can ask it a coding question with the /// prompt. For example:

/// write a function that returns an array with 3 elements from the function's parameters

Terminal Queries using RemixAI

Before your question, either type gpt or sol-gpt.

For example:

sol-gpt What is the goal of modifiers?

Compilers: Explain Error

In the compiler error “cards” of both the Solidity compiler and the Vyper compiler there is a button to “Ask RemixAI”.

Solidity Copilot Settings

The settings for Solidity Copilot are in Remix’s Settings panel. These settings are primarily for the code completion functions.

There are two settings for Solidity Copilot:

Maximum words

Max words sets the maximum number of words that will be returned. The fewer the words, the more likely that a context-accurate answer will be returned and the quicker the response time.

Temperature

Temperature is an advanced setting. As the setting is increased, the range of possible answers will increase. A higher number is more likely to return a relevant answer.