VSCode Herdr Palettes
Eight lightweight VS Code color themes intended primarily to provide named terminal palettes to Herdr when Herdr is configured with:
[theme]
name = "terminal"
auto_switch = false
Edit that block into ~/.config/herdr/config.toml:
vi ~/.config/herdr/config.toml
Config changes don't take effect until you reload Herdr's running server:
herdr server reload-config
Why manage palettes in VS Code instead of Herdr
Herdr's terminal theme mode reads its colors from whatever VS Code color theme is active, rather than shipping its own palette picker. That means switching palettes is just switching your VS Code color theme — one theme picker for both your editor and your terminal, instead of keeping two separate palette configs in sync by hand. This extension adds eight ready-made themes (four palettes, each in a light and dark variant) so Herdr has a curated set of named options to pull from immediately.
Included themes:
- Herdr Everforest Light
- Herdr Everforest Dark
- Herdr Neverforest Light
- Herdr Neverforest Dark
- Herdr Catppuccin Latte Light
- Herdr Catppuccin Latte Dark
- Herdr Catppuccin Light
- Herdr Catppuccin Dark
Install without building anything
Copy this entire folder into your VS Code extensions directory, for example:
mkdir -p ~/.vscode/extensions
cp -R herdr-vscode-palettes ~/.vscode/extensions/local.herdr-palettes-1.0.0
Then restart VS Code. Use Preferences: Color Theme and choose any of the eight Herdr ... themes.
For VS Code Insiders, use ~/.vscode-insiders/extensions/ instead.
If the theme picker in Settings won't stick
If Settings → Workbench → Appearance → Color Theme doesn't apply your choice (or it reverts on its own), VS Code's Window: Auto Detect Color Scheme (window.autoDetectColorScheme) setting is overriding it based on your OS light/dark mode — turn that off first.
Otherwise, skip Settings entirely: right-click the gear icon on the VSCode Herdr Palettes extension (in the Extensions panel) and choose Set Color Theme. That opens the same Quick Pick with all eight themes listed, independent of the auto-detect setting.
