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Arc Language

Arc Language

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Syntax highlighting, IntelliSense, and language support for Arc — a token-efficient language for AI agents
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Arc Language — VS Code Extension

Syntax highlighting and language server support for the Arc programming language.

Features

  • Syntax Highlighting — Keywords, strings with interpolation, numbers, comments, operators, tool calls, pipe operator
  • Diagnostics — Parse errors and semantic warnings shown inline
  • Hover — Type information on hover
  • Go to Definition — Jump to function/variable definitions
  • Completion — Keywords, in-scope variables, stdlib functions
  • Document Symbols — Outline of functions, types, and variables

Installation

From VS Code Marketplace (recommended)

  1. Open VS Code
  2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
  3. Search "Arc Language"
  4. Click Install

For full IntelliSense (diagnostics, hover, completions), also install the Arc compiler:

npm install -g arc-lang

Syntax highlighting works without the compiler installed.

Development

  1. Clone the arc-lang repo
  2. Open editors/vscode in VS Code
  3. npm install && npm run compile
  4. Press F5 to launch Extension Development Host
  5. Open any .arc file
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