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This extension uses a Python helper that calls the Google Gemini (GenAI) API. To enable the AI helper:

• Set the GEMINI_API_KEY environment variable (temporarily in terminal):

export GEMINI_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"

• Or add it to your development launcher at .vscode/launch.json under env (do NOT commit keys to source control):

"env": {
  "GEMINI_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
}

• Install the Python dependency (recommended in a virtualenv):

python3 -m pip install google-genai

If the environment variable or the google-genai package is not available, the extension falls back to an offline message explaining how to configure the API. The extension will prompt you and offer to open this README or your launch.json when it detects the offline fallback.

If you prefer not to use the Gemini API, the extension still provides quick-fix and terminal helpers but will show an offline notice when asked to explain an error.

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• myExtension.enable: Enable/disable this extension.
• myExtension.thing: Set to blah to do something.

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Initial release of ...

Fixed issue #.

Added features X, Y, and Z.

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