LLM Babysitter 👶

April 23, 2026 · View on GitHub

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Babysit your AI-IDE with help from web-based LLMs.
Stop copy-pasting dozens of files manually.

VS Code Marketplace Open VSX Version Build Status License: MIT

LLM Babysitter is a VS Code / Google Antigravity extension that helps you copy-paste structured prompts for web-based LLMs, with pre-prompt, instructions and files context.

📖 Table of Contents

✨ Features

👶 Babysit your AI-IDE

  • Your IDE is whining about reached quota? Use the cheap model and feed it a full, structured meal of code.
  • You're tired of paying for API calls ? Use a web-based LLM to babysit your limited model.
  • Total Flexibility: Use the web-based model you want (Gemini Pro, GPT, Claude, etc.)

📋 Structured Prompt Generation

  • Preprompt: e.g., "You are a Senior Software Engineer..."
  • Instruction: Define the task (e.g., "Audit this code for security vulnerabilities...")
  • File Context: Select files of your project to include in the prompt.
  • Final Logic: Instructions to ensure the web-based LLM output is ready to be pasted into your AI-IDE.

🧠 Prompt Templates

Get the best results from LLMs with curated templates:

  • Bug audit: Audit your code for bugs.
  • Bug follow up: Is the bug resolved ? Any regression ?
  • Create tests: Create tests for your code. Or create your own instructions ! You can save them for later use.

⚡ Explorer

  • Navigate your project with a searchable tree view.
  • Select files to copy to the clipboard.

📊 Real-time Token Metrics

  • Token counting with color-coding helps you stay within your model's context limits.

🔧 How to install

The easiest way to install LLM Babysitter is directly from the extension tab in VS Code or Google Antigravity:

  • Navigate to the extensions tab (Ctrl+Shift+X or Cmd+Shift+X).
  • Search for "LLM Babysitter".
  • Click "Install" and enjoy!

The extension is available on VS Code Marketplace and Open VSX Registry.

📦 Installation from .vsix file

  1. Download the latest .vsix file from the releases page.
  2. Open VS Code (or Google Antigravity).
  3. Navigate to the extensions tab (Ctrl+Shift+X or Cmd+Shift+X).
  4. Click on the "..." button in the top-right corner of the extensions panel.
  5. Select "Install from VSIX..." from the dropdown menu.
  6. Navigate to the downloaded .vsix file and select it.
  7. Click "Install".

🛠️ (Hard Mode) Installation from source code

  1. Clone the repository and open the folder in VS Code.
  2. Run npm install to install dependencies.
  3. Run npm run package to create a .vsix file.
  4. Follow the installation steps above to install the .vsix file.

🚀 How to use LLM Babysitter

  1. Install LLM Babysitter (see above).
  2. Open the LLM Babysitter tab by clicking on the baby icon in the Activity Bar (the left sidebar).
  3. Choose a template (e.g., "Bug audit") or write your own instructions.
  4. Select files you want to add to the prompt.
  5. Click Copy and paste
  6. Go to your web version of your favorite LLM and paste the prompt !
  7. With the default Final instructions, the web based LLM will generate a prompt ready to be pasted into an AI assistant IDE (Antigravity, Copilot, etc).

🛡️ Privacy & Performance

  • 🔒 Local Only: Everything happens locally on your machine.
  • 👁️ Read Only: The extension does not modify your files.
  • 🚫 No Telemetry: It does not collect any data.
  • ⚡ Efficient: Optimized for large projects and complex file structures.
  • 📦 Lightweight: No external dependencies required.

⚙️ Exclude Settings

Exclude files from the babysitter explorer via right click on the file in the explorer or via settings.json:

SettingTypeDefaultDescription
llm-babysitter.excludePatternsarray[...]Glob patterns to exclude (e.g., **/node_modules/**).

If you find this tool useful, please leave a ⭐ on GitHub!