Configure local codebase awareness
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Local codebase awareness improves the relevance of
Gemini Code Assist responses through indexing and supporting
techniques.
By default, local codebase awareness is enabled. To disable local codebase
awareness, perform the following tasks:
VS Code
In your IDE, navigate to Settings > Extensions
> Gemini Code Assist.
Search for the Local Codebase Awareness setting.
Unselect the checkbox to disable local codebase awareness.
Reload your IDE.
IntelliJ
Local codebase awareness configuration settings aren't supported in
Gemini Code Assist for IntelliJ and other JetBrains IDEs.
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Last updated 2025-09-08 UTC.
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