Configure local codebase awareness

Local codebase awareness improves the relevance of Gemini Code Assist responses through indexing and supporting techniques.

By default, local codebase awareness is enabled. To disable local codebase awareness, perform the following tasks:

VS Code

  1. In your IDE, navigate to Settings > Extensions > Gemini Code Assist.

  2. Search for the Local Codebase Awareness setting.

  3. Unselect the checkbox to disable local codebase awareness.

  4. Reload your IDE.

IntelliJ

Local codebase awareness configuration settings aren't supported in Gemini Code Assist for IntelliJ and other JetBrains IDEs.