AICHE +VVscode Insiders Integration
Voice for code docs in preview builds
Speak docs and comments in VS Code preview builds.
The short answer: open VS Code Insiders, position cursor in comment block or README file, press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows/Linux), speak detailed documentation for 60-90 seconds, and AICHE inserts text while you test bleeding-edge VS Code features.
Typing thorough documentation and comments takes time away from testing new VS Code features and actual development work when you're running preview builds to stay ahead of stable releases.
- Open VS Code Insiders with your project.
- Position cursor in comment block, markdown file, or documentation.
- Press your AICHE hotkey to start recording.
- Speak your documentation naturally (example: "authentication middleware for Express API using JWT tokens, validates access token from authorization header checking Bearer prefix and extracting token string, verifies token signature using RS256 algorithm with public key from environment variable, checks token expiration using current timestamp rejecting expired tokens with 401 status, extracts user claims including user ID email and role from token payload, attaches user object to request for downstream route handlers to access, handles errors including missing token returning 401 with auth required message, invalid token signature returning 403 with invalid token message, expired token returning 401 with token expired message prompting client to refresh, catches unexpected errors returning 500 with generic message and logging full error for debugging, usage applies this middleware to protected routes using app dot use for all routes under slash api or individually per route for granular control, dependencies requires jsonwebtoken package version 9 dot 0 or higher and dotenv for loading RSA public key, security notes never logs token values only metadata like expiration time, validates all required claims are present before trusting token, uses constant time comparison for security sensitive operations preventing timing attacks, configuration requires JWT_PUBLIC_KEY environment variable containing RSA public key in PEM format, optionally set TOKEN_ISSUER and TOKEN_AUDIENCE for additional validation").
- Press the hotkey again - AICHE transcribes and inserts the documentation.
- Continue testing new VS Code Insiders features.
Heads-up: VS Code Insiders updates daily with latest features. AICHE works identically to stable VS Code, so your voice workflow remains consistent even as you test experimental editor features.
The pro-tip: document new VS Code Insiders features you're testing by dictating observations into markdown notes. Speak what's changed, what bugs you've found, and what feedback you'd provide to Microsoft. Your spoken notes become valuable bug reports and feature requests.
Result: documenting code while testing VS Code Insiders features that takes 30 minutes of typing becomes 8 minutes of dictation, and you maintain documentation quality while staying on the bleeding edge of VS Code development.
Do this now: open VS Code Insiders, create a markdown file for testing notes, press your hotkey, and dictate observations about the latest Insiders build including new features you're trying, bugs you've encountered, and feedback for the VS Code team.