Show HN: Whisper AI code instructions from codebase to editor

• 🌟 Features
• 💡 Why Use psst-ai?
• 📦 Setup
• 🚀 Usage
• 📄 Generated Instructions Format
• 🔧 How to Use the Generated Instructions
  • Method 1: Copy and Paste
  • Method 2: Automatic File Updates
• 🧰 Editors Integration
  • VSCode
  • Cursor
  • Windsurf
• Command Options
• 🧩 What's Detected?

Automatically extract coding conventions and preferences from your project and generate tailored instructions for AI code assistants like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and more.

• 🔍 Zero Configuration: Just run the CLI and it automatically detects your project's setup
• 📦 Detects Package Managers: Identifies whether you use npm, yarn, or pnpm
• 🔢 Finds Node Versions: Extracts Node.js version requirements from your .nvmrc file
• 🧹 Recognizes Linting Tools: Detects ESLint, XO, and other linting configurations
• 🧪 Identifies Testing Frameworks: Recognizes Jest, Vitest, and other testing setups
• 📝 Generates Instructions: Creates a markdown file with AI-ready instructions
• And more...

• No More Repetition: Stop typing the same instructions every time you chat with AI
• Consistency: Ensure all team members give the same instructions to AI assistants
• Time Saver: Automatically detect project conventions without manual effort
• Project Onboarding: Help new team members understand coding standards through AI
• Lightweight & Fast: Focused CLI design means quick installation and execution

• -f, --file <path> - Load file with sections to update

That's it! The tool will:

1. Scan your project files and configuration
2. Detect coding conventions and preferences
3. Print the AI-ready instructions directly to your terminal

After running the tool, you'll see instructions printed to your terminal based on your project's conventions:

1. Copy the output from your terminal
2. Paste into your AI assistant's instructions panel:
   • GitHub Copilot: Chat instructions
   • Cursor: Workspace instructions
   • VS Code AI Assistant: Custom instructions
   • Other AI coding tools: Custom prompts section

Insert the start and end tags <!-- PSST-AI-INSTRUCTIONS-START --> and <!-- PSST-AI-INSTRUCTIONS-END --> in your instruction file, and psst-ai will replace the content between these tags with the generated instructions.

For VS Code's GitHub Copilot Chat, place your instructions file in .github/copilot-instructions.md and run:

For Cursor AI, place your instructions file in .cursor/rules/ai-instructions.mdc and run:

For Windsurf AI, place your instructions file in .windsurf/rules/ai-instructions.md and run:

• -o, --output <path> - Save output to a file
• -q, --quiet - Suppress console output
• -v, --verbose - Show verbose output
• --no-header - Flatten output without category headers

Currently, psst-ai can detect: