Setting Up SuiteCloud Developer Assistant Using Cline in SuiteCloud Extension for VS Code

Before you install and use SuiteCloud Developer Assistant using Cline in SuiteCloud Extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code), verify the following prerequisites:

Install or update SuiteCloud Extension for VS Code that includes SuiteCloud Developer Assistant. For more information, see Installing and Setting Up SuiteCloud Extension for Visual Studio Code.
Install Cline version 4.1.0 or later from the Visual Studio Marketplace. For more information, see Visual Studio Marketplace.
Create a SuiteCloud project. For more information, see Creating a SuiteCloud Project in SuiteCloud Extension for Visual Studio Code.
Set up an authentication ID (auth ID). For more information, see Setting Up NetSuite Accounts in SuiteCloud Extension for Visual Studio Code.

To follow the guided setup in VS Code, go to Help > Open Walkthrough... > SuiteCloud Developer Assistant.

To set up SuiteCloud Developer Assistant:

In Visual Studio Code with SuiteCloud Extension installed, click Try now in the SuiteCloud Developer Assistant welcome message to open the SuiteCloud Developer Assistant panel.

Tip:
Return to the SuiteCloud Developer Assistant panel at any time by clicking the SuiteCloud icon in the Activity Bar.
In SuiteCloud Proxy, configure the fields as follows:
1. Auth ID: Enter the auth ID you want to use for SuiteCloud Proxy. For more information, see Setting Up NetSuite Accounts in SuiteCloud Extension for Visual Studio Code.
2. Local port: This field is populated automatically. Change it if the default port is in use or if you want to use a different port.
3. If you have not generated an API key, click Generate. You don't need to copy the key for Cline; it is applied automatically when you click Configure in the Cline extension section below. To manually configure another client, copy the API key within five minutes.
  
  Note:
  To rotate the API key, stop SuiteCloud Proxy and click the refresh icon. Rotating the API key invalidates the existing key, so update all connected clients with the new key.
4. When the API key is generated, click Start to start SuiteCloud Proxy.
5. Read the disclaimer in the popup window and click Start Proxy.
  
  Note:
  SuiteCloud Proxy must be running for SuiteCloud Developer Assistant to work.
  
  To stop SuiteCloud Proxy, click Stop.
When SuiteCloud Proxy is running, click See SuiteCloud Proxy logs to view the logs in the Output section.
Optional: Open the API provider configuration details section when you need SuiteCloud Proxy configuration information or want to manually configure another client. The section includes the following details:
- API provider: OpenAI-compatible.
- Base URL: The URL provided by SuiteCloud Extension for VS Code during SuiteCloud Developer Assistant configuration.
- API key: The generated API key.
- Model ID: NetSuite.
In the Cline section, check if the Cline extension is installed and configured.
1. If Cline is not installed, click Go to Marketplace to open the VS Code marketplace and install it.
2. If Cline is installed but not configured, click Configure to start the configuration process, and then click Restart extensions.
3. When Cline is installed and configured, click Open Cline to start using SuiteCloud Developer Assistant.

Check the provider status bar to see the status of SuiteCloud Proxy.

For more information, see Installing and Setting Up SuiteCloud Extension for Visual Studio Code.

To use SuiteCloud Developer Assistant with other tools (IDEs and CLIs) and AI Coding Assistants, see Setting Up SuiteCloud Developer Assistant with Other Third-Party Tools and AI Coding Assistants.

For more information, watch the following help video:

To set up SuiteCloud Developer Assistant:

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