VS Code Extension¶

The Multi VS Code Extension automatically keeps your workspace synced when you edit configuration files. Instead of manually running multi sync, the extension detects changes and runs the appropriate sync in the background.

Install from VS Code Marketplace

Requirements¶

Multi CLI must be installed and accessible via the multi command
VS Code version 1.99.0 or higher

To verify the CLI is available:

multi --version

Features¶

The extension automatically syncs when changes are detected:

Runs the matching multi sync ... command when watched source files change
Regenerates root .vscode outputs from repo config files and workspace-level shared files
Generates both CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md when Cursor rules change
Syncs root .github/workflows files from repo workflows in monorepo mode

Watched Files¶

The extension monitors these source files across your workspace and sub-repositories:

File	Triggers
`.vscode/launch.json`	`multi sync vscode launch`
`.vscode/launch.shared.json`	`multi sync vscode launch`
`.vscode/settings.json`	`multi sync vscode settings`
`.vscode/settings.shared.json`	`multi sync vscode settings`
`.vscode/settings.local.json`	`multi sync vscode settings`
`.vscode/tasks.json`	`multi sync vscode tasks`
`.vscode/tasks.shared.json`	`multi sync vscode tasks`
`.vscode/extensions.json`	`multi sync vscode extensions`
`.cursor/rules/*.mdc`	`multi sync rules`
`.github/workflows/*.{yml,yaml}`	`multi sync github`
`multi.json`	`multi sync`

Usage¶

The extension activates automatically when VS Code starts. Simply edit any of the watched source files in your workspace or a sub-repository and the appropriate sync will run in the background.

Generated outputs like root .vscode/settings.json, root .devcontainer/, root .github/workflows/, and root .cursor/rules/repo-directories.mdc are ignored so the extension does not loop on its own writes.

No manual intervention is required - changes are detected and synced automatically.