Amazonq.nvim: Official AWS AI Assistant Plugin for Neovim

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Comments (17)

thevinchi · 2h ago
This doesn’t even come close to CodeCompanion[1], which doesn’t require any new LSP config/dependencies or filetype limitations.

There is no ability to share the current buffer(s) for context, no tool support. This seems like a checkbox release. You’re better off using CodeCompanion with Amazon Bedrock, which includes the added benefit of sovereignty.

[1]: https://github.com/olimorris/codecompanion.nvim

kashnote · 2h ago
CodeCompanion doesn’t have tab completion right? I love Neovim but Cursor’s tab completion is just next level and I haven’t found any nvim plugin that comes close to it.
thevinchi · 2h ago
GitHub Copilot nvim plugin[1] has autocomplete with ghost text, but of course it requires you use GitHub Copilot :)

[1]: https://github.com/github/copilot.vim

justinmk · 10m ago
Nvim 0.12 (prerelease) also has ghost text with the "textDocument/inlineCompletion" LSP server capability[1]. Currently supported by the "copilot" config[2], but any LS that supports "textDocument/inlineCompletion" can be used (and the config[2] shows optional QoL improvements).

1: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/pull/33972

2: https://github.com/neovim/nvim-lspconfig/pull/4029

notrealyme123 · 5h ago
Can't wait for my code being used as training data for Amazon to make a profit
stingraycharles · 4h ago
Isn’t that only the case for the free tier, which is only fair?
notrealyme123 · 26m ago
This might be written somewhere, but you have to trust those words.

Most big players in the LLM field are getting their training data by at-least shady, if not illegal measures.

And if they don't care about laws on one side, why should anyone believe that they care on the other?

Amazon already uses their customers privat data to train models [1].

[1] https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2023/06/hey-alexa...

jgalt212 · 2h ago
I think that's also true for the paid tier.

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timeon · 3h ago
Yes but restating the obvious sometimes helps to underscore who provides free work for whom. In this day and age it is often the 'user' who does the free labor. Especially, when there was normalized narrative (even before LLMs - with the crowd source) that user is the one being served.
mvanbaak · 1h ago
I totally agree with you. But the OP comment was not that, it was hinting at the fact it would always be used, as they did not add 'in the free tier only' to it.

So while restating the obvious in these cases is very good, it's also good to point out when.

gkbrk · 2h ago
I mean no one's forcing you to use Amazon's coding assistant if you hate Amazon. There are plenty of alternatives, both hosted and local, that you can use instead. Not to mention coding without an AI assistant, which is always available.
JCM9 · 2h ago
Tried Q Developer but it’s just not keeping pace with other competitive offerings.

It’s like Amazon’s Chime to everyone else’s Zoom. It works, but unless you have no other option it’s not clear why I’d choose to use it.

orliesaurus · 5h ago
Is it just me or the new Amazon/AWS is giving off some serious early-Satya Nadella Microsoft vibes. Kiro, Q....

Think back to when they (MSOFT) were putting out tools like TypeScript, WSL, and VS Code. It looks like Amazon is doing something similar now, building cool tech for developers without plastering the AWS brand all over it.

mikojan · 4h ago
It is literally called amazonq.nvim and it makes it so some Amazon service is usable with NeoVIM.
orliesaurus · 4h ago
You're right, my bad.
muragekibicho · 4h ago
Your thesis is valid until "without plastering the AWS brand all over it." Lol
orliesaurus · 3h ago
yeah what I meant by that was like, I have to signup via AWS console or something stupid like that - i mis-explained my thought