VS Code Extension

Full IntentText support inside VS Code: syntax highlighting, hover documentation, completions, snippets, diagnostics, and trust commands.

Installation

Search "IntentText" in the VS Code Extensions panel, or:

code --install-extension intenttext.intenttext

Features

Syntax highlighting

IntentText keywords, aliases, and template markers are highlighted with semantic coloring:

Category	Color	Keywords
Document identity	Blue	title, summary, meta, context, track
Content	Green	note, quote, warning, tip, code, image, link, cite, def, figure, contact
Structure	Purple	section, sub, break, group, ref, deadline
Data	Orange	input, output, table, metric
Agent	Red	step, gate, trigger, emit, decision, context, memory, prompt, tool, audit, done, error
Trust	Gold	approve, sign, freeze, revision, policy, amendment
Layout	Teal	page, font, header, footer, watermark, signline

Aliases get the same highlighting as their canonical keyword. Template variables ({{name}}) are highlighted distinctly.

Hover documentation

Hover over any keyword to see:

• Description and category
• Available pipe properties
• Example usage
• Link to full documentation

Completions

Type any keyword and get intelligent completions:

• Keyword names with descriptions
• Pipe properties after |
• Template variable names inside {{}}
• Theme names after --theme
• Alias suggestions (with canonical keyword shown)

Snippets

Type a keyword prefix and press Tab:

Prefix	Expands to
it-doc	Full document skeleton
it-section	Section with content
it-table	Table with headers and rows
it-step	Step with details
it-gate	Gate with condition
it-approve	Approval block
it-seal	Sign/seal block
it-template	Template with variables
it-metric	Metric with value and target
it-contact	Contact with details
it-deadline	Deadline with date
it-amendment	Amendment block

Diagnostics

Real-time error detection:

• Unknown keywords flagged
• Missing required properties
• Invalid pipe property combinations
• Duplicate section names
• Trust chain warnings (e.g., modifying content after seal)

Commands

Access via Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P):

Command	Description
IntentText: Seal Document	Seal the current file
IntentText: Verify Document	Check integrity
IntentText: Amend Document	Create amendment to frozen document
IntentText: View History	Show trust history
IntentText: Preview	Render and preview in side panel
IntentText: Change Theme	Switch preview theme
IntentText: Pull Template	Download template from Hub

Preview panel

Live-rendered preview in a side panel:

• Updates on save
• Theme picker in the toolbar
• Trust status badge (sealed/verified/amended)
• Print preview mode

Configuration

{
  "intenttext.defaultTheme": "corporate",
  "intenttext.preview.autoOpen": true,
  "intenttext.diagnostics.enabled": true,
  "intenttext.hub.autoSuggestTemplates": true
}

Source

Repository: intenttext-vscode