Theia AI Sneak Preview: Open and Transparent AI-driven Code
Do you use AI code completion and are you interested in what data is actually sent and received to the underlying LLM? Do you feel that sometimes you would like to add your own input to the prompt and influence how the LLM generates results?
In this article, we provide a sneak preview of Theia AI, a fully open AI framework for building AI capabilities into custom tools and IDEs. We will highlight two core capabilities of Theia AI: full control of LLM communication and dynamic management of prompts. We use the code completion feature of the Theia IDE as an example to demonstrate these capabilities.
Theia AI
Theia AI is an open and flexible technology that enables developers and companies to build tailored AI-enhanced custom tools and IDEs. It simplifies the task by taking care of base features such as LLM access, customizable chat view, prompt templating, and more. This allows tool developers to focus on engineering prompts for their specific use cases and seamlessly integrate them into Theia's editors and views. Theia AI is part of the Theia Platform and is ideal for tool builders wanting full control over their AI solutions. Learn more about the vision of Theia AI.
Theia IDE
Theia IDE is a modern and open IDE built on the Theia platform. With version 1.54, Theia IDE will integrate experimental AI support based on Theia AI to showcase AI-powered functionalities in a highly customizable, transparent, and open setting. Learn more about the Theia IDE.
AI-driven code completion is revolutionizing the world of IDEs, offering more power compared to traditional approaches based on language services. In Theia AI, you have full control over the communication with the underlying LLM, allowing you to monitor what data is sent and received to refine prompts iteratively. This transparency can be optionally extended to end users, as showcased in the code completion feature in the Theia IDE.
The dynamic prompt management system in Theia AI enables fine-tuning of prompts even at runtime, essential for building good AI integrations. Users of Theia IDE can monitor data exchange during code completion, providing insights into the process and allowing developers to optimize prompts to match their preferences or project guidelines.
Open communication and prompt editing are key capabilities of Theia AI, enhancing not only code completion but also other AI features in Theia IDE. By allowing users to tweak prompt templates and review traffic with the underlying LLM, simple adjustments can significantly improve results and unlock new workflows.
If you are interested in building your own tool or IDE based on Theia AI, you can choose to provide transparency and flexibility to your users or keep prompts and LLM traffic hidden. Offering transparency during tool development enables testers and developers to optimize prompts quickly, streamlining AI capabilities.
Stay tuned for more showcases demonstrating the core principles of Theia AI. If you are interested in sponsoring the project or using Theia AI for your AI solution, please contact us. EclipseSource offers comprehensive AI integration services to support your AI initiatives based on Theia AI or other technologies. Explore how we can assist in integrating AI into your tools with our AI technology services.
