It would be great if the AI can use IDE refactor actions.
One example is the “Rename Symbol” option (F2). VS Code automatically updates all name references for you across all files.
If the AI could use this when needed, it would likely save a lot of tokens and extra time – it would also be more thorough with ensuring no left over old name references remain.
I agree with this idea!
Models rename things here and there, then you or they run the code, nothing works, they see the error log, they are like “aha! I forgot to rename the usage of that function, let’s grep it to see all locations and rename 100+ function calls!” wasting tokens where it could not.
It reminds times when people were coding without IDE or LSP, but now it’s AI.
Vote up! Really needs this!