Mistral

An unofficial extension to use Mistral AI from Raycast

Colin Lienard

849 Installs

Install Extension

Overview

Mistral Raycast Extension

An unofficial extension to use Mistral AI from Raycast

screenshot

Features

Ask questions to Mistral with seamless conversation flow
Full markdown rendering for rich formatted responses
Browse and continue past conversations
Model selection: Choose between Mistral Small, Medium, Large, and Codestral
Keyboard shortcuts for quick model switching (Cmd+Shift+1-4)

Setup API Key

Go to the Mistral AI console website, create an account if you don't have one, and create a new API key (you might have to wait one minute before the API key is ready).

License

MIT © Colin Lienard

Versions3

Vision Support - November 7, 2025

Added

Vision support with Pixtral 12B and Pixtral Large models for image analysis
Smart clipboard integration (Cmd+Shift+I) to browse last 5 clipboard items
Image thumbnails displayed for image files
Text preview for clipboard text items
Automatic type discrimination and handling
Quick Look feature (Cmd+Y) for full-screen image preview
Mistral logo display in Ask Question detail panel
Real-time image preview when images are selected
HEIC/HEIF to JPEG conversion for iPhone screenshot compatibility
Image support in conversation history with images field
Support for JPEG, PNG, and WebP image formats
Centralised image format handling with typed constants

Changed

Switched Ask Question UI from Form to List view to enable image previews
Updated streaming to use character-based chunking (100 chars) for smoother rendering
Enhanced model selection with vision-capable Pixtral models in preferences
Refactored clipboard functionality into shared hook and component
Added visual feedback for attached images in conversation view

Technical

Direct REST API integration for vision requests (bypassing SDK limitation)
Custom SSE stream parser for Mistral vision API responses
Smart model switching: automatically upgrades to vision model when images detected
Base64 image encoding for vision API compatibility
Dynamic MIME type detection based on file extension
Shared image format constants in utils/image-formats.ts

Enhancement - November 4, 2025

Added

Model selection dropdown in preferences for default model choice (Small, Medium, Large, Codestral)
Keyboard shortcuts (Cmd+Shift+1-4) for quick model switching during conversations
Copy Code action (Cmd+Shift+K) to extract and copy all code blocks from responses
Copy Response action (Cmd+Shift+C) to copy full response text
SVG icon assets for improved visual quality
Comprehensive unit tests for model validation logic
Model validation with automatic fallback for legacy model IDs

Changed

Upgraded to latest Mistral model lineup with -latest aliases
Default model changed to Mistral Small for better API availability
Redesigned conversation UI with proper markdown rendering using List views
Improved empty state with Mistral logo and instructions
Enhanced error messages for rate limit (429) errors with helpful guidance
Optimized streaming performance with 50ms throttle to reduce jitter during text rendering

Fixed

Conversation context now properly maintained across follow-up questions
Model selection consistency when using prop overrides
Toast notifications properly dismiss after completion

Initial Version - April 7, 2025

Compatibility

macOS

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Mistral

An unofficial extension to use Mistral AI from Raycast

Colin Lienard

849 Installs

Install Extension

Overview

Mistral Raycast Extension

An unofficial extension to use Mistral AI from Raycast

screenshot

Features

Ask questions to Mistral with seamless conversation flow
Full markdown rendering for rich formatted responses
Browse and continue past conversations
Model selection: Choose between Mistral Small, Medium, Large, and Codestral
Keyboard shortcuts for quick model switching (Cmd+Shift+1-4)

Setup API Key

Go to the Mistral AI console website, create an account if you don't have one, and create a new API key (you might have to wait one minute before the API key is ready).

License