A lightweight VS Code extension for running ad-hoc anonymous Apex against any
authenticated Salesforce org, in the bottom panel next to the Terminal.
Features
Multi-tab editor — each tab keeps its own Apex source and persists across
VS Code restarts (per workspace), with Apex syntax highlighting and Tab/Shift+Tab
indentation.
Snippet suggestions — type a prefix (e.g. sd → System.debug) for an
inline completion popup; navigate with the arrow keys and insert with Tab or
Enter. Extend it with your own snippets via apexEditor.customSnippets.
Org switcher — pick any org already authenticated with the Salesforce CLI
(sf); the default org is pre-selected on first launch. The selected org is
remembered per VS Code window (workspace), so two windows can target two orgs.
Production-run safeguard — orgs are tagged prod/sandbox/scratch; a [PROD]
badge and a confirmation dialog guard against accidentally running against a
production org (toggle with apexEditor.confirmProductionRun).
One-click execution — Run button or Ctrl+Enter / Cmd+Enter executes
the active tab as anonymous Apex; runs are cancellable, and a compile error
jumps the caret to the offending line.
Structured debug log viewer — execution logs are parsed and displayed with
per-category filter checkboxes (USER_DEBUG, SOQL, DML, EXCEPTION, SYSTEM).
Automatic trace flags — a DEVELOPER_LOG trace flag is created for your
user before each run if one isn't already active, so you always get full logs
without manual setup.
Bottom-panel console — opens as an "Apex Editor" tab in the bottom panel
area (next to Terminal / Output), so editor, output and logs sit together.
Requirements
VS Code ^1.105.0
Salesforce CLI (sf)
installed and on your PATH, with at least one authenticated org
(sf org login web).
Usage
Authenticate at least one org: sf org login web
Open the "Apex Editor" tab in the bottom panel (next to Terminal / Output).
Select your target org from the dropdown.
Write Apex in the editor and press Run (or Cmd+Enter).
Results and debug logs appear in the panels below.
Commands
Command
Description
Apex: Execute Active Script
Run the current tab against the selected org.
Apex: Select Org
Quick-pick an authenticated org.
Apex: New Script Tab
Open a new empty tab.
Apex: Run Current File / Selection as Anonymous Apex
Run the open Apex file (.apex, or any file in the Apex language), or just the selection, against the selected org.
Apex: How It Works
The ? in the panel title: a short usage guide with a link to this README.
Settings
Setting
Default
Description
apexEditor.executeTimeoutMs
60000
Timeout (ms) for anonymous Apex execution.
apexEditor.apiVersion
60.0
Salesforce API version for Tooling API calls.
apexEditor.confirmProductionRun
true
Confirm before running against a production org.
apexEditor.customSnippets
[]
Your own editor snippets, merged over the built-ins.
apexEditor.syncOrgWithFamily
false
Follow and publish the Salesforce org shared across the Skrety SF plugins (skrety.salesforce.targetOrg). Off: this plugin keeps its own org and ignores switches made in sibling plugins. The shared org is machine-wide, so with sync on every VS Code window follows the same org; with it off each window keeps its own.
