Backend Pro Max — VS Code Extension
Search 30+ backend & distributed-systems knowledge domains directly from your editor.
Features
- Search —
Cmd+Shift+P → "Backend Pro Max: Search" to query the knowledge base
- Explain Selection — Right-click selected text → "Backend Pro Max: Explain Selection"
- CodeLens — Stack-specific guidelines shown inline at the top of supported files (Go, Python, Java, TypeScript, Rust, etc.)
- MCP Mode — Optionally connect to the
backendpro-mcp server for richer results
Requirements
Extension Settings
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
backendpro.path |
backendpro |
Path to the CLI executable |
backendpro.defaultDomain |
(empty) |
Default domain filter |
backendpro.useMcp |
false |
Use MCP server instead of CLI |
backendpro.mcpCommand |
backendpro-mcp |
MCP server command |
backendpro.codeLens.enabled |
true |
Show CodeLens guidelines |
backendpro.codeLens.maxResults |
3 |
Max CodeLens entries |
Development
cd extensions/vscode
npm install
npm run compile
npm test
npx @vscode/vsce package # produces .vsix
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