A VS Code extension that surfaces Salesforce debug logs in a bottom-panel webview. Pick an org and a user, fetch the latest logs from the org, filter by event type or text, and inspect each log inline — without leaving the editor.
Features
Bottom panel webview — opens next to the Terminal/Problems panel, not a sidebar.
Multi-org support — discovers all authenticated sf orgs and remembers the selected one.
Fast, progressive fetch — log headers and bodies download over the Salesforce REST API (session resolved once per org via the CLI, then plain HTTPS), so a batch takes seconds instead of one CLI process per log. The list shows up immediately, newest first, and rows flip from "downloading…" to ready as bodies stream in — click a pending row to jump it to the front of the queue.
User filter — fetch logs only for a specific user (yourself or someone else with logs in the org).
Local cache, no overwrite — by default downloaded logs live in the extension's private global storage (partitioned per workspace), so they never clutter your workspace or git. Set sfLogReader.logFolderName to a path (workspace-relative, absolute, or ~-prefixed) if you'd rather keep them next to your code. Existing logs are never overwritten; old logs are preserved until you explicitly delete them.
Storage cap — a soft cap (sfLogReader.maxStorageMB) triggers a cleanup prompt when local logs grow past the threshold.
Filter row — toggle event-type categories (USER_DEBUG, SOQL, DML, EXCEPTION, …) and free-text-search the active log.
Collapsible "SF Command Log" — every sf invocation (and each REST batch) made by the extension is recorded with its args, duration, and exit code, so you can see exactly what was run and why. Access tokens never appear in it.
Requirements
VS Code 1.105 or later.
The Salesforce CLI (sf) installed and on your PATH.
At least one authenticated org (sf org login web).
Configuration
Setting
Default
Purpose
sfLogReader.fetchLimit
25
Max logs to list/fetch per refresh.
sfLogReader.maxStorageMB
200
Soft cap on per-org local log storage.
sfLogReader.logFolderName
"" (global storage)
Where fetched logs are stored. Blank = extension's private global storage, partitioned per workspace. Accepts workspace-relative, absolute, or ~-prefixed paths.
sfLogReader.savedLogsFolder
"" (~/sf-saved-logs)
Where "Keep" copies logs. Same path rules as above.
sfLogReader.commandTimeoutMs
60000
Timeout per sf CLI invocation / REST request.
sfLogReader.apiVersion
60.0
API version for Tooling REST calls when set explicitly; otherwise the org's default is used.
Roadmap
Offline summary generator: per-log Markdown report with a Mermaid class-call diagram and SOQL/DML counts.
