Control your Roku device without leaving your editor. This extension adds a fully
interactive remote-control UI to the VS Code sidebar, talking to your Roku over its
built-in External Control Protocol (ECP) — no cloud, no account, all on your local
network.
Features
📺 Full remote UI in the Activity Bar — D-pad, OK, Back, Home, transport
(play/pause, rewind, fast-forward), volume, mute and power.
🔍 Automatic device discovery over SSDP — find Rokus on your network with one click.
✋ Manual IP entry as a fallback.
⌨️ Send text to on-screen keyboards (search boxes, logins, etc.).
🟢 Live connection status with device name & model.
🎬 Channel launcher — load installed channels and launch them by clicking the icon.
Getting started
Install/run the extension (see Development below to run from source).
Click the Roku Remote icon in the Activity Bar.
Click Discover devices (or the ⚙ button) to find your Roku automatically,
or choose Enter IP manually and type your Roku's IP address.
Find the IP on the device under Settings → Network → About.
Use the remote!
Your Roku and your computer must be on the same local network. "Fast TV start"
/ network standby must be enabled on the Roku for the Power button to wake it.
Settings
Setting
Description
Default
rokuRemote.deviceIp
IP address of the Roku to control.
""
rokuRemote.requestTimeoutMs
Timeout (ms) for ECP requests.
4000
Commands
Roku Remote: Discover Devices
Roku Remote: Set Device IP Address
Roku Remote: Open Remote
How it works
Roku exposes a small HTTP API on port 8060:
POST /keypress/<Key> — send a button press (e.g. Home, Select, VolumeUp).
POST /keypress/Lit_<char> — type a literal character.
POST /launch/<appId> — launch a channel.
GET /query/apps, GET /query/device-info, GET /query/icon/<id> — read state.
SSDP M-SEARCH with ST: roku:ecp — discover devices.
