feat: automatically detects IDE - windsurf or cursor - for AI context files. #7280

smnh · 2025-05-08T19:58:08Z

Summary

Instead of asking the user for which IDE they are using when running netlify recipes ai-context:

It now automatically detects from which IDE the command was run and adds the context files to the correctfolder:

If it didn't detect anything, it will continue to the original step where it presents a list to chose from.
User can also pass --skip-detection flag to skip the IDE detection logic:

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github-actions · 2025-05-08T19:59:10Z

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Added `--skip-detection` flag to skip the automatic IDE detection and fallback to choice list.

eduardoboucas · 2025-05-08T22:43:10Z

src/commands/recipes/index.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ export const createRecipesCommand = (program: BaseCommand) => {
    .argument('[name]', 'name of the recipe')
    .description(`Create and modify files in a project using pre-defined recipes`)
    .option('-n, --name <name>', 'recipe name to use')
+    .option(


This will add a flag to the entire recipes command, not just this recipe. Right now the command itself is fully decoupled from the individual recipes, by design, and is not aware of any specific recipe. The fact that you're adding a parameter that is specific to a recipe, accompanied by help text that says it is relevant only to a specific recipe, breaks that.

If we keep using this pattern, we'll end up with a myriad of flags, each associated with a given recipe. I think that will get messy.

Do we really need this flag? Can we not just do the selection automatically when we detect thr IDE? If we really want an opt-out mechanism, I would recommend an environment variable as a stopgap solution until we build support for flags into the recipes themselves.

I agree, and will be happy to remove the --skip-detection flag.
@sean-roberts can we drop it? Asking because you ensisted on adding it 🫢
@eduardoboucas, is there a way right now to easily add this flag only to the ai-context receipe when user appends --help to the name of the recipe - netlify recipes ai-contexg --help?

eduardoboucas · 2025-05-08T22:44:02Z

src/recipes/ai-context/index.ts

+]
+
+const getPathByDetectingIDE = async (): Promise<string | null> => {
+  const getIDEFromCommand = (command: string): IDE | null => {


nit: Any reason for this function to be declared inside another function?

nope, I can move it outside

eduardoboucas · 2025-05-08T22:44:23Z

src/recipes/ai-context/index.ts

+    return match ?? null
+  }
+
+  async function getCommandAndParentPID(pid: number): Promise<{


nit: Any reason for this function to be declared inside another function? Also we have function declarations and function expressions in the same scope, might be good to standardise.

eduardoboucas · 2025-05-08T22:47:18Z

src/recipes/ai-context/index.ts

+    while (result.parentPID !== 1 && !result.ide) {
+      result = await getCommandAndParentPID(result.parentPID)
+    }
+  } catch (_) {


nit

Suggested change

} catch (_) {

} catch {

smnh · 2025-05-09T11:11:11Z

@eduardoboucas removed --skip-detection flag and fixed other things you mentioned.

eduardoboucas · 2025-05-09T11:12:39Z

src/recipes/ai-context/index.ts

  // Start the download in the background while we wait for the prompts.
  const download = downloadFile(version).catch(() => null)

-  const filePath = args[0] || (await promptForPath())
+  const filePath =
+    args[0] || ((options?.skipDetection ? null : await getPathByDetectingIDE()) ?? (await promptForPath()))


We can now remove references to options.skipDetection, right?

eduardoboucas · 2025-05-09T11:13:04Z

src/commands/recipes/recipes.ts

@@ -14,15 +14,16 @@ const SUGGESTION_TIMEOUT = 1e4
 export interface RunRecipeOptions {
  args: string[]
  command?: BaseCommand
+  options?: OptionValues


I don't think we need this anymore?

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Don't ask permission to write ai-context files if IDE was detected.

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Added `--skip-detection` flag to skip the automatic IDE detection and fallback to choice list.

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