Pieces for Visual Studio Extension Commands

Below is a table containing every command available for use in the Pieces for Visual Studio Extension.

Shortcut Table

There are a number of actions related to the Pieces Copilot and Material Management ecosystem that are accessible with shortcuts.

Command	Windows/Linux
Ask Copilot About Selection	`alt+m, a`
Copy	`ctrl+c`
Paste	`ctrl+v`
Save Current Selection to Pieces	`alt+m, s`
Open Pieces Drive	`alt+m, e`
Search Pieces	`alt+m, f`
Share	`alt+m, l`

Command Table

You can easily access these commands through the Command Palette using the shortcut ctrl+shift+p.

Simply type Pieces > followed by the desired command to filter and locate it from the list.

Pieces > Save Current Selection to Pieces	Saves the selected code snippet or active file to Pieces Drive.
Pieces > Save Active File to Pieces	Save the active code file in the Visual Studio editor to Pieces.
Pieces > Ask Copilot About Selection	Launches the Pieces Copilot, allowing you to ask questions or get code insights on your current selection.
Pieces > Ask Copilot About Active File	Allows you to ask the Pieces Copilot about the active file open in the Visual Studio editor.
Pieces > Explain Selection with Copilot	Explains the selection portion of code—it’s functionality, usage, and more.
Pieces > Modify Selection with Copilot	Allows you to easily ask the Pieces Copilot to change a code selection with a query.
Pieces > Comment Selection with Copilot	Uses the Pieces Copilot to add helpful inline comments to your code selection.
Pieces > Share Current Selection	Enables sharing of your selected code snippet or file.
Pieces > Search Pieces Drive	Opens the Pieces Drive tab to the search bar, enabling you to quickly search Pieces Drive.
Pieces > Pieces Copilot	Opens the Pieces Copilot side panel for contextual insights and assistance.
Pieces > Pieces Account	Manages your Pieces account information and connection to the Pieces Cloud.
Pieces > Pieces Welcome Guide	Opens the welcome guide for getting started with Pieces.
Pieces > Pieces Drive	Launches the Pieces Drive interface to explore and manage saved materials.
Pieces > Pieces for Visual Studio > User Preferences	Accesses user settings for the Pieces for Visual Studio Extension.