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Multi Sync

Multi Sync

Gabe Montague

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Automatically syncs VS Code and Cursor config files using the multi CLI. Replacement for VS Code multi-root workspaces.
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Multi Sync VS Code Extension

Automatically syncs VS Code and Cursor configuration files using the multi CLI. This extension watches for changes to config files and triggers the appropriate sync command.

Features

This extension automatically watches for file changes and runs sync commands:

  • VS Code Config Sync: Watches .vscode/launch.json, .vscode/settings.json, .vscode/tasks.json, and .vscode/extensions.json — runs multi sync vscode on changes
  • Cursor Rules Sync: Watches files in .cursor/rules/ — runs multi sync claude on changes
  • Automatic: No manual commands needed; syncs happen automatically on file create, change, or delete

Requirements

This extension requires:

  • multi CLI: Must be installed and accessible via the multi command
  • VS Code: Version 1.99.0 or higher

To verify the multi CLI is available, run multi --help in your terminal.

Usage

The extension activates automatically when VS Code starts. Simply edit any of the watched config files and the appropriate sync will run in the background.

Watched files:

  • .vscode/launch.json
  • .vscode/settings.json
  • .vscode/tasks.json
  • .vscode/extensions.json
  • .cursor/rules/*

Extension Settings

This extension does not contribute any VS Code settings at this time.

Release Notes

0.0.1

Initial release of the Multi Sync extension.

  • File watchers for VS Code config files
  • File watchers for Cursor rules directory
  • Automatic sync on file changes

Development

To work on this extension:

  1. Clone the repository
  2. Run npm install to install dependencies
  3. Open the project in VS Code
  4. Press F5 to launch a new Extension Development Host window
  5. Test the extension in the new window

Building and Installing

To package and install the extension locally:

npm run install-extension

This will package the extension and install it in Cursor.

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