FAQ from Cosine
What is Cosine?
Cosine understands your codebase better than you do. It supports 50+ coding languages, allowing developers to ask any question about their codebase, get explanations about any feature and get suggestions about how to write new code.
How to use Cosine?
To use Cosine, you can try it on an open-source repository through the website or install the VS Code extension available on the Visual Studio marketplace.
What does Cosine do?
Cosine is an AI knowledge engine that understands codebases, providing answers to coding questions, explanations of code features, and suggestions for new code.
How can I install Cosine?
You can start using Cosine by trying it on an open-source repository through the website or by installing the VS Code extension available on the Visual Studio marketplace.
How is Cosine different from Copilot Chat and other AI copilots?
Cosine reads every code snippet in your codebase, which provides a super-human level of contextual semantic understanding. This means Cosine can answer complex questions, help write consistent code, and help developers be more productive.
Where does Cosine send my code?
Cosine utilises OpenAI to create on the fly semantic embeddings which point to your code. The embeddings are stored locally in a vector db on your system in a .cosine/ folder. Cosine does not store your code on their servers and the OpenAI API is configured to not submit your inputs for training.
Do you use my data to train your LLMs?
Cosine utilises prompt inputs and questions to retrain and improve their LLMs. Users retain full control over whether or not they consent to Cosine using their inputs in this way.