[FEATURE] Inline in-cell editing for notebooks (Ctrl+I equivalent) in the VSCode extension
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Problem Statement
Problem: In Jupyter notebooks, Copilot's Ctrl+I opens an inline prompt inside the cell — type an instruction, it edits that cell in place. Claude Code can edit cells (via NotebookEdit) but only through the side panel, which is heavier for quick single-cell tweaks.
Proposed Solution
Request: A keybinding in the VSCode extension that opens an inline prompt anchored to the current notebook cell (or selection), edits it in place as an accept/reject diff, and uses neighboring cells + Jupyter kernel variables as context.
Alternatives: Select + ask in the panel (works, but heavier); Copilot's Ctrl+I (not Claude); Cline's per-cell buttons bound to a shortcut (different extension).
This closes a real gap for notebook-heavy / data-science workflows where iteration is cell-by-cell.
Alternative Solutions
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Priority
Medium - Would be very helpful
Feature Category
CLI commands and flags
Use Case Example
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Additional Context
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