General

This section contains general questions about BIGGI.

How does BIGGI work?

BIGGI uses large language models (LLMs) to understand your requests and translate them into actions. It can:

• Read, write, and delete files in your project.
• Execute commands in your VS Code terminal.
• Perform web browsing (if enabled).
• Use external tools via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

You interact with BIGGI through a chat interface, where you provide instructions and review/approve its proposed actions, or you can use the inline autocomplete feature which helps you as you type.

Is BIGGI free to use?

The BIGGI extension itself is free and open-source. In order for BIGGI to be useful, you need an AI model to respond to your queries. Models are hosted by providers and most charge for access.

Connect a provider API key or supported provider login. Any free tier comes from that provider under its own terms; BIGGI does not bundle managed free inference.

You can also use BIGGI with a local model. See Bring Your Own Provider for setup.