lexaudit (VS Code)
Shells out to the local lexaudit CLI. Detection only: no rewrite, no cloud.
Grew out of auditing multilingual courses and encyclopedias at
FairHelm. Package and CLI:
github.com/nareyko/lexaudit.
Requirements
Install the CLI first:
pipx install lexaudit
# or: uv tool install lexaudit
Install the extension
Or install a release .vsix from
GitHub Releases.
Commands
lexaudit: Audit workspace: runs lexaudit audit --check and maps findings to Problems
lexaudit: Explain selection: runs lexaudit explain on the selected word
Settings
| Setting |
Default |
Meaning |
lexaudit.locale |
en |
Locale for the CLI |
lexaudit.cli |
lexaudit |
Binary name or absolute path |
Optional: put lexaudit.config.yaml in the workspace root.
Smoke (developers)
cd packages/vscode-lexaudit
npm run smoke
npm run package # writes a .vsix (publish separately)
Privacy
Runs entirely on your machine via the local CLI. No telemetry, no cloud audit
endpoint, no account required.
License
MIT, same as the lexaudit package. See the repository root LICENSE.
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