Sight - Comprehensive Stata Language Support

Comprehensive language support for Stata: real-time diagnostics, completions, go-to-definition, code formatting, syntax highlighting with nesting depth colors, cross-file symbol resolution, and integrated code execution.

Features

Intelligent Completions

Context-aware completions for commands, options, macros, and variables.

Real-time Diagnostics

Catch undefined macros and other issues as you type.

Go-to-Definition

Cmd/Ctrl+click to jump to macro and program definitions.

Syntax Highlighting

Rich highlighting with nesting depth colors for compound strings and nested macros.

Cross-File Awareness

Automatically resolves symbols across files — globals, programs, scalars, and variables defined in parent files are inherited by child files via do, run, and include commands. Works automatically for most projects; some edge cases (e.g., dynamic macro paths or files outside the workspace) require manual configuration — see Cross-File Awareness for details.

Run Code in Stata

Execute code in Stata directly from the editor.

Installation

Search for "Sight" in the extension marketplace and click Install, or download the extension from Releases.

Documentation

For full documentation, configuration options, and LSP directives, see the full documentation on GitHub.

License

Copyright (c) 2026 Jonathan Marc Bearak. Licensed under GPLv3.