VS Code Extension

The Theneo VS Code extension brings documentation into your editor. Create, export, import, merge, and preview API references without leaving VS Code — no tool-switching, no context loss.

Installation & configuration

Configure the extension

1. After installing, sign in to your Theneo account at app.theneo.io.
2. Open your profile settings.
3. Go to Tools & Integrations.
4. Copy your Theneo API key.
5. In VS Code, open the command palette with Ctrl+Shift+P (or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac).
6. Run Preferences: Open Settings (UI).
7. Search for Theneo Markdown under Extensions.
8. Paste your API key.

Features

• Export projects from Theneo as Markdown and JSON.
• Import Markdown into Theneo directly.
• Merge JSON into an existing Theneo project.

Usage

Export a project from Theneo

1. Open the command palette (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+P).
2. Run Theneo: Export Project from Theneo.
3. Select a published project from your list.
4. Enter a parent directory and press Enter.

Import a project to Theneo

1. Open the command palette.
2. Run Theneo: Import Project To Theneo.
3. Enter the project name after “/” (e.g. /project).
4. Choose whether to publish.

Merge a project to Theneo

1. Open the command palette.
2. Run Theneo: Merge Project To Theneo.
3. Copy the relative path to the section you want to merge.
4. Pick the project to merge with (usually the one you exported).
5. Review the changes and click Commit merge.

Open a preview

1. Open the command palette.
2. Run Theneo: Open Current Project Preview.
3. Type the project name and press Enter.

The extension streamlines API documentation by integrating it into your development environment — generating live previews with just a few clicks, so you can develop and review your API descriptions and endpoints without ever leaving VS Code.