AutoDev CodeLotus is a context-intelligence middleware layer designed to serve as the “context brain” for AI-driven coding tools. Rather than being another end-user code-assistant, CodeLotus provides upstream capabilities — rich semantic context, version-history awareness, graph‐based relationships and context-compression services — enabling other AI coding tools to be far more effective and accurate.
Key Value Proposition:
- MCP & A2A native — built for model-to-tool and agent-to-agent interoperability, enabling seamless context sharing across AI assistants.
- Deep semantic understanding — parses ASTs, dependencies, and code graphs to deliver structured, high-fidelity context.
- History-aware — integrates Git evolution and refactor tracking for time-aware contextual insight.
- Graph + compression engine — extracts, ranks, and compresses relevant context into model-ready blocks.
- Shared context fabric — one unified context backbone for all AI coding tools and agents.
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Using the IDE built-in plugin system:
Settings/Preferences > Plugins > Marketplace > Search for "autodev-lotus" > Install
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Using JetBrains Marketplace:
Go to JetBrains Marketplace and install it by clicking the Install to ... button in case your IDE is running.
You can also download the latest release from JetBrains Marketplace and install it manually using Settings/Preferences > Plugins > ⚙️ > Install plugin from disk...
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Manually:
Download the latest release and install it manually using Settings/Preferences > Plugins > ⚙️ > Install plugin from disk...
Plugin based on the IntelliJ Platform Plugin Template.