# Meet Alfred Alfred is your AI coding companion, built into the sidebar. ## What Alfred Can Do - **Answer questions** about your code, frameworks, and tools - **Generate code** from natural language descriptions - **Debug issues** by analyzing errors and suggesting fixes - **Explain code** — select any block and ask "what does this do?" - **Run tools** — file search, terminal commands, web lookups ## How to Start 1. Click the **Alfred icon** (🅰️) in the activity bar (left side) 2. Type your question or request in the chat input 3. Press Enter — Alfred responds in real time Alfred remembers your conversation context, so you can have natural multi-turn discussions about your code.