Quickstart

This tutorial will cover the basics of installing Promptscape, and configuring the extension to chat with your first model.

What you'll need

• Visual Studio Code installed on your device
• Ollama installed and running

Installation

1. In the Extensions Marketplace in VSCode, search for Promptscape.

   

2. Locate the extension, select it, and click 'Install'.

3. Alternately, you can run the following command in the terminal:

   code --install-extension dthomson.promptscape

Create an Ollama Model Connection

1. Using the command palette (ctrl+shift+p or ⌘+shift+p ), run the command:

   Promptscape: Create a new Model

2. Select a provider - Ollama:

   

3. Fill out the rest of the model onboarding promps. You'll be asked for:

   1. Ollama model name (llama3.3, mistral)
   2. Ollama custom host (optional)
      note

      If you didn't configure a custom host when you ran your Ollama model, just leave this field blank - your model will be running on the default port.

   3. Model Nickname - this is the name you'll use to select your model for use after it's created. Pick something unique & memorable.

4. Locate your new model in the 'Available Models' section of the Promptscape Explorer, and click on it to activate it. The currently active model will be prefixed with 'CURRENT':

   1. 

Test your first prompt

1. Run the VSCode command Promptscape: Open Studio. The Studio view will open in the editor.

2. In the system prompt textarea, paste your system prompt test. Don't click Save at this stage. You can try:

   You are a pirate doing standup comedy. You specialize in nautical one-liners.

3. Send a message in the chat to test your prompt. If everything is set up correctly, you should receive a response!