Claudette – Claude AI Assistant for Sublime Text

A Sublime Text package that integrates the Anthropic Claude AI API into your editor.

Type “Ask Question” in the command palette or find the Claudette > Ask Question item in the Tools menu to ask a question. Any selected text in the current file will be sent along to the Anthropic Claude API. Note that a Claude API key is required.

Features

• Chat with Claude in multiple chat windows at the same time
• Automatically include selected text as context for your questions
• Include one or more files in the chat context
• Choose between different Claude models
• Configure custom system prompts to customize Claude's behavior
• Chat History: Export and import conversations as JSON files

Commands

All commands are available via the Tools > Claudette menu or via the command palette.

• Ask Question
  claudette_ask_question
  Opens a question input prompt. Submit your question with the ⏎ Enter key. ⇧ Shift + ⏎ Enter for line breaks.
  Pro tip: In a chat view, press Enter to ask a question.

• Ask Question In New Chat View
  claudette_ask_new_question
  Opens a question input prompt. A new chat view will open if there is an existing conversation in the current view. Useful for having multiple simultaneous chats, each with their own context and history.

• Clear Chat History
  claudette_clear_chat_history
  Clear the chat history to reduce token usage while keeping previous messages visible in the interface. Prevents resending previous messages in a conversation when a new question is asked.

• Export Chat History
  claudette_export_chat_history
  Save any Claude chat conversation. Run this command to export the most recently active chat view in the current window to a JSON file.

• Import Chat History
  claudette_export_chat_history
  Import a chat history JSON file and continue the conversation where it left off.

• Include in Context
  claudette_context_add_files
  Available as a context menu item in the file list. Include on or more files or the content of a folder to the chat context.

• Add Files In Open Tabs to Context
  claudette_context_add_open_files
  Add the content of the currently open files to the chat context.

• Show Included Files
  claudette_context_manage_files
  Manage the list of files that are currently included in the chat context.

• Clear Included Files
  claudette_context_clear_files
  Remove all included files from the chat context.

• Switch Model
  claudette_select_model_panel
  Claudette chat is powered by Claude 3.5 Sonnet by default, but you can switch between all available Anthropic models.

• Switch System Prompt
  claudette_select_system_message_panel
  Improve Claude's performance by using a system prompt. You can create and manage multiple prompts.

Keyboard shortcuts

The Claudette package does not add key bindings out of the box. You can add your own keyboard shortcuts via the Settings > Keybindings settings menu. The following example adds a keyboard shortcut that opens the “Ask Question” panel.

For OSX:

[
    {
        "keys": ["super+k", "super+c"],
        "command": "claudette_ask_question",
    }
]

For Linux and Windows:

[
    {
        "keys": ["ctrl+k", "ctrl+c"],
        "command": "claudette_ask_question",
    }
]

Installation

1. Install Package Control if you haven't already
2. Open the Command Palette (⌘+⇧+P on Mac, Ctrl+⇧+P on Windows/Linux)
3. Type “Package Control: Install Package” and press Enter
4. Type “Claudette” and press Enter to install
5. Get an API key from Anthropic
6. Configure API key in Preferences > Package Settings > Claudette > Settings

Privacy & legal

All code that you share with the Anthropic Claude API, for example by including it in a chat, will be sent to Anthropic's servers. For information about Anthropic's privacy practices, data processing, and legal compliance, please visit the Privacy & Legal documentation.

Credits

The package is for the most part written by Claude AI itself.