Full Control of AI in Tools and IDEs with Theia AI and the Theia IDE

Presented by Jonas Helming virtually at TheiaCon 2024.

As proprietary AI tools and IDEs increasingly dominate the market, they often limit flexibility, transparency, and extensibility. Theia AI, an open-source framework, offers a powerful alternative by enabling companies to build tailored, AI-enhanced tools and IDEs with full control over their AI integration. In this talk, we will showcase Theia AI’s capabilities through its adoption in the Theia IDE, demonstrating features such as AI-driven code completion, terminal assistance, and command support. Backed by several demos in Theia IDE, we will highlight some of the most important capabilities of the Theia AI framework, including its support for arbitrary large language models (LLMs), flexible prompt management, data privacy, and control over AI interactions. You’ll experience first hand howTheia AI makes it easy for tool builders to enhance their domain-specific tools with unique AI capabilities, while maintaining independence from vendor lock-ins. This talk will explore how Theia AI integrates with Theia IDE, empowering both tool builders and end users to innovate using a flexible, open-source framework for the next generation of AI-driven tools.