# hieunc229/copilot-clone

VSCode extension for code suggestion

Repository: https://github.com/hieunc229/copilot-clone
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/copilot-clone
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: vscode, extension, code-completion, code-suggestion
Last push: 2024-07-16T12:41:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1890, "days_push": 778, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1782, forks 267 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:35.660188+00:00)

## What it is
Captain Stack is a VSCode extension that provides code suggestions similar to GitHub Copilot. Instead of relying solely on AI, it searches Google for StackOverflow and GitHub Gist answers, and can also generate code via OpenAI or OpenRouter with a user-supplied API key.

## Use cases
- autocomplete code snippets from stackoverflow answers in vscode
- find code examples from github gists while coding
- generate functions with openai inside vscode
- copilot alternative without subscription
- trigger code suggestions with a comment like // find binary search in javascript

## When to choose
- you want free code suggestions without a copilot subscription
- you prefer suggestions sourced from real stackoverflow and gist answers
- you already have an openai or openrouter api key and want inline code generation

## When to avoid
- you need a fully offline or locally hosted AI code assistant
- you want polished, actively developed enterprise-grade completion
- you use an editor other than vscode

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: code-review, search-engine, llm-inference, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, artificial-intelligence
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: vscode-extension, code-completion, stackoverflow-search, github-gist, openai, openrouter, captain-stack

## Member repositories
- hieunc229/copilot-clone (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:35.660188+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:24:21.670337+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hieunc229/copilot-clone (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:35.660188+00:00, sha 2989d289a47b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.