Halo for VS Code

Children's privacy compliance scanner for your editor. Highlights potential COPPA violations as you work.

What It Does

Halo scans your code for children's privacy compliance risks: unauthorized data collection, missing consent flows, tracking without child-directed flags, age verification gaps, and dark patterns.

COPPA 2.0 enforcement begins April 22, 2026. Penalties up to $53,088 per violation per day.

Features

Inline diagnostics — highlights compliance risks as you code
Fix suggestions — recommended remediations for common patterns
Framework-aware — built-in profiles for React, Next.js, Vue, Angular, Django, Rails
Multi-language — TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Swift, Java, Kotlin, HTML, and more
Configurable severity — filter by Critical, High, Medium, Low
COPPA 2.0 countdown — days until enforcement deadline

Quick Start

Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace
Open a project
Issues appear automatically in the Problems panel and inline

Commands

Command	Description
`Halo: Scan Current File`	Scan the active file
`Halo: Scan Workspace`	Scan all files in the workspace
`Halo: Activate License`	Activate a Pro or Business license key
`Halo: Explain Rule`	Get details on a specific rule

Configuration

Setting	Default	Description
`halo.enable`	`true`	Enable/disable scanning
`halo.severity`	`all`	Minimum severity: `all`, `critical`, `high`, `medium`
`halo.scanOnSave`	`true`	Scan when files are saved

Suppressing Rules

// halo-ignore coppa-auth-001
const login = useGoogleLogin();

Plans

	Free	Pro	Business
COPPA rules (US)	✓	✓	✓
All 180+ rules (13 jurisdictions)		✓	✓
AI-powered review	✓	✓	✓
PDF, SARIF, HTML reports		✓	✓
Compliance attestation			✓

See pricing →

Requirements

VS Code 1.85.0 or later

License

Apache License 2.0

Halo identifies potential compliance risks in your codebase. It is not legal advice. Built by Mindful Media in Santa Monica, California.

Halo — Children's Privacy Compliance Scanner

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