Ask HN: Best way to use Vim with AI for tab completion only (no agentic coding)?
I want to keep using Vim as my primary editor, but add AI in a minimal, controlled way:
Inline/tab completion : ghost text that I accept with Tab, nothing autonomous. No file editing, no PR creation, no "agent" doing things on my behalf.
A way to ask questions: something like a chat buffer or a command where I can ask about code, get explanations, etc. Again, I'm in control; it only acts when I explicitly ask.
I've looked at copilot.vim + CopilotChat.nvim, Supermaven, and minuet-ai.nvim.
Curious what others are actually running day-to-day. A few specific things I'm wondering:
Is Supermaven the fastest option for ghost-text completion right now?
Is there anything that gives Cursor-style Tab (next-edit prediction) without using the Cursor itself?
Running Neovim on Linux.
Not interested in Copilot Workspace, Codex CLI, or anything that touches my filesystem without my confirmation.
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