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AI · March 20, 2023

Refraction for VS Code

Improve your code with AI, without leaving your editor

Refraction for VS Code launched on March 20, 2023 with 93 votes, #653 of 5,007 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

What it does

Use Refraction to detect bugs, add debug statements, create documentation, separate hardcoded literals, refactor code, style check, generate unit tests, and add types, all within your editor.

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