Ai Pane.Nvim

ai-pane.nvim

A Neovim plugin for a lightweight integration with AI CLIs (Claude, Copilot, etc.) using tmux. Send files, buffers, and visual selections to your AI assistant without leaving your editor.

Features

• Smart Pane Management: Automatically finds existing AI CLI panes or creates new ones
• Multiple Send Modes: Send file references, buffer contents, or visual selections
• Predefined Prompts: Built-in prompts for common tasks (Commit, Explain, Review, Tests, Fix, Optimize, Docs, Refactor)
• Customizable: Configure AI commands, keymaps, and add your own prompts
• Tmux Integration: Uses tmux to manage your AI CLI in a separate pane

Requirements

• Neovim >= 0.7.0
• tmux
• An AI CLI tool installed and configured (e.g., Claude CLI, Copilot CLI, etc.)

Installation

Using [lazy.nvim](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim)

{
  'yourusername/ai-pane.nvim',
  config = function()
    require('ai-pane').setup()
  end
}

Using [packer.nvim](https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim)

use {
  'yourusername/ai-pane.nvim',
  config = function()
    require('ai-pane').setup()
  end
}

Using [vim-plug](https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug)

Plug 'yourusername/ai-pane.nvim'

" In your init.vim or init.lua
lua << EOF
require('ai-pane').setup()
EOF

Configuration

The plugin works out of the box with sensible defaults. Here's the default configuration:

require('ai-pane').setup({
  -- Command to start your AI CLI (default: "copilot")
  command = "copilot",

  -- Whether to create default keymaps (default: true)
  create_keymaps = true,

  -- Whether to restrict AI pane search to the current tmux window only (default: false)
  -- When false, searches all panes across all tmux windows
  current_window_only = false,

  -- Predefined prompts (can be extended or modified)
  prompts = {
    Commit = {
      prompt = "Write commit message for the change wi