Skip to content
| Marketplace
Sign in
Visual Studio Code>Programming Languages>SmithyNew to Visual Studio Code? Get it now.
Smithy

Smithy

Preview

Smithy

|
10,662 installs
| (1) | Free
Smithy IDL Language Extension
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
Copied to clipboard
More Info

Smithy for VS Code

Provides support for the Smithy interface definition language.

Features

  • Syntax highlighting of .smithy files
  • Snippets
  • Completions, jump to definition, and more, powered by smithy-language-server

Configuration

You can configure the extension using VSCode's settings. The following settings are supported:

Setting Description
smithy.maxNumberOfProblems Controls the maximum number of problems produced by the server.
Default: 100
smithy.trace.server Traces the communication between VS Code and smithy-language-server.
Options: "off", "messages", "verbose"
Default: "verbose"
smithy.server.executable Executable to run smithy-language-server, instead of the one managed by the extension. Can be the executable name if it is on your PATH, or an absolute path to the executable. If null, the extension will download it.
Default: null
smithy.server.version Version of smithy-language-server to use. Ignored if smithy.server.executable is provided.
smithy.server.diagnostics.minimumSeverity Minimum severity of Smithy validation events to display in the editor.
Options: "NOTE", "WARNING", "DANGER", "ERROR"
Default: "WARNING"
`

Installation

You can install the extension from the VS Code Extension Marketplace, or from source.

Build from source

To install from source, first clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/smithy-lang/smithy-vscode.git
cd smithy-vscode

Install the extension's dependencies:

npm install

Install the extension:

npm run install-plugin

This will overwrite any existing installation of the extension with the locally built one.

License

This project is licensed under the Apache-2.0 License.

  • Contact us
  • Jobs
  • Privacy
  • Manage cookies
  • Terms of use
  • Trademarks
© 2025 Microsoft