KDNA Developer Tools for VS Code
Edit KDNA project views, inspect explicit .kdna assets, and manage approved workspace attachments through the official KDNA CLI — all from inside VS Code.
This extension helps developers working with KDNA judgment assets:
- Validate Project View (KDNA: Validate Project View (Technical)) — check
project-view JSON structure and surface scope/boundary diagnostics while you edit.
- Pack / Unpack — pack a project view into a .kdna container, or unpack an
existing .kdna file.
- Preview Structure — inspect a .kdna asset through the official Core
contracts and see the Runtime Capsule context.
- Workspace Attachments — a visible, workspace-scoped control surface for
approved CLI attachments (status, disable/enable, switch, offline rollback, remove).
All parsing, integrity, authorization, and projection are delegated to the official KDNA Core and CLI. This extension does not teach the editor a parallel KDNA format, and it does not define container fields, access modes, crypto, LoadPlan states, or Runtime Capsule semantics. It renders .kdna files with syntax highlighting and runs the exact operations below.
New to KDNA? → KDNA Core Creating assets? → @aikdna/kdna-studio-cli The exact published runtime toolchain → @aikdna/kdna-cli
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Install
Install from the VS Code Marketplace (search "KDNA Developer Tools"), or install a local .vsix build:
npm ci
npm run package
code --install-extension kdna-vscode-0.2.0.vsixOr via the UI: Extensions view → ··· menu → Install from VSIX... → select the .vsix file.