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.
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.
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.
