chatmate

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ChatMate 🤖

Specialized AI agents for VS Code Copilot Chat. Each chatmate excels at specific development tasks.

🚀 Quick Start

Install via Homebrew

brew tap jonassiebler/chatmate https://github.com/jonassiebler/chatmate.git
brew install chatmate
chatmate hire

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/jonassiebler/chatmate.git
cd chatmate && go build -o chatmate .
./chatmate hire

Restart VS Code → Select chatmates from dropdown in Copilot Chat

🤖 Available Chatmates

💡 Optimized Design: All chatmates feature streamlined, language-agnostic instructions with 3-Domain Safety Paradigm (Implementation-Testing-Documentation validation) for efficient, reliable code development.

Chatmate	Purpose	Example
Chatmate - Solve Issue 🐛	Debug systematically	My React component won't render
Code Review 👁️	Analyze & improve code	Check this authentication logic
Chatmate - Testing 🧪	Generate & debug tests	Unit tests for this service
Chatmate - Create PR 📝	Pull request creation	PR for new auth feature
Chatmate - Create Issue 🎯	GitHub issue creation	Login fails on mobile

Run chatmate list for all available agents.

📋 Commands

chatmate hire                    # Install all chatmates
chatmate list                    # Show available/installed
chatmate status                  # Check installation health
chatmate uninstall "Name"       # Remove specific chatmate
chatmate hire --force           # Force reinstall

� Requirements & Troubleshooting

Requirements: VS Code with GitHub Copilot Chat extension

Issues?

• Chatmates not appearing → Restart VS Code completely
• Permission errors → chatmate config (check paths)
• Need help → chatmate status (system diagnostics)

🔧 Alternative Installation

Manual Build

git clone https://github.com/jonassiebler/chatmate.git
cd chatmate && go build -o chatmate .
./chatmate hire

Legacy Script

git clone https://github.com/jonassiebler/chatmate.git
cd chatmate && ./hire.sh

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork repository
2. Create feature branch from dev
3. Make changes & test
4. Submit PR to dev branch

Creating Chatmates:

1. Use Chatmate - Create Chatmode agent
2. Add .chatmode.md to internal/assets/mates/
3. Test with chatmate hire
4. Submit PR

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Ready to enhance your VS Code workflow?

chatmate hire

Restart VS Code → Select chatmates from Copilot Chat dropdown!