Configure Editor

/configure:editor

Check and configure editor settings for consistency across the team.

When to Use This Skill

Context

• EditorConfig: !find . -maxdepth 1 -name '.editorconfig'
• VS Code settings: !find . -maxdepth 1 -name '.vscode/settings.json'
• VS Code extensions: !find . -maxdepth 1 -name '.vscode/extensions.json'
• VS Code launch: !find . -maxdepth 1 -name '.vscode/launch.json'
• VS Code tasks: !find . -maxdepth 1 -name '.vscode/tasks.json'
• Project languages: !find . -maxdepth 1 \( -name 'package.json' -o -name 'tsconfig.json' -o -name 'pyproject.toml' -o -name 'Cargo.toml' -o -name 'biome.json' \)
• Project standards: !find . -maxdepth 1 -name '.project-standards.yaml'

Parameters

Parse from $ARGUMENTS:

• --check-only: Report compliance status without modifications
• --fix: Apply all fixes automatically without prompting

Execution

Execute this editor configuration workflow:

Step 1: Detect project languages and tools

Check for language indicators:

Step 2: Analyze current editor configuration

Check existing configuration against these requirements:

EditorConfig:

1. Verify .editorconfig exists
2. Check root directive, charset, end-of-line, final newline, trim whitespace
3. Check language-specific sections match detected languages

VS Code Settings:

1. Verify .vscode/settings.json exists
2. Check format-on-save, default formatters per language, language-specific settings

VS Code Extensions:

1. Verify .vscode/extensions.json exists
2. Check recommended extensions match project tools

Step 3: Generate compliance report

Print a formatted compliance report showing status of each check:

Editor Configuration Compliance Report
=======================================
Project: [name]
Languages: [detected]
Detected Tools: [detected]

EditorConfig:     [status per check]
VS Code Settings: [status per check]
VS Code Extensions: [status per check]

Overall: [X issues found]
Recommendations: [list specific fixes]

If --check-only, stop here.

Step 4: Configure editor files (if --fix or user confirms)

Apply fixes based on detected languages. Use configurations from REFERENCE.md.

1. Create or update .editorconfig with language-specific sections
2. Create or update .vscode/settings.json with format-on-save and per-language formatters
3. Create or update .vscode/extensions.json with recommended extensions for detected tools
4. Add language-specific settings (TypeScript import preferences, Python interpreter, Rust clippy)

Step 5: Create launch and task configurations

1. Create .vscode/launch.json with debug configurations for detected languages
2. Create .vscode/tasks.json with build/test/lint tasks

Step 6: Update standards tracking

Update .project-standards.yaml:

components:
  editor: "2025.1"
  editor_config: true
  vscode_settings: true
  vscode_extensions: true

Step 7: Create documentation

Create docs/EDITOR_SETUP.md with quick start instructions for the team covering VS Code setup, recommended extensions, and troubleshooting.

Step 8: Print completion report

Print a summary of all changes made, including files created/updated, extensions recommended, and next steps for the team.

For detailed configuration templates and language-specific settings, see REFERENCE.md.

Agentic Optimizations

Flags

Examples

# Check compliance and offer fixes
/configure:editor

# Check only, no modifications
/configure:editor --check-only

# Auto-fix all issues
/configure:editor --fix

Error Handling

• No language detected: Create minimal EditorConfig
• Conflicting formatters: Warn about duplicate formatter configs
• Invalid JSON: Report parse error, offer to replace with template

See Also

• /configure:formatting - Configure code formatting
• /configure:linting - Configure linting tools
• /configure:all - Run all compliance checks
• EditorConfig documentation: https://editorconfig.org
• VS Code settings reference: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/settings