Dep Beacon
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Dep Beacon

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01 / Getting started

Install once.
Open your manifest.

Add Dep Beacon to VS Code or Zed. Dependency signals appear where you already work.

Setup
No configuration required
Supported files
JSON, JSONC + YAML manifests

In VS Code

  1. Find the extension.

    Open the Extensions view and search for Dep Beacon.

  2. Select Install.

    Choose the extension published by santi020k.

  3. Open a manifest.

    Use package.json, pnpm-workspace.yaml, orpnpm-workspace.yml.

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In Zed

  1. Open extensions.

    Open the command palette and run zed: extensions.

  2. Install Dep Beacon.

    Search for Dep Beacon and select Install. Use version0.0.3 or newer for the workflow described here.

  3. Open a manifest.

    The same package and pnpm workspace files are supported. No settings are required.

Your first signals

Dep Beacon activates automatically for supported manifests. Both editors show dependency diagnostics and update actions. VS Code also provides inline decorations; Zed uses its native diagnostics multi-buffer and code-action menu.

In VS Code, depBeacon.showInlineStatus controls inline labels,depBeacon.checkVulnerabilities controls OSV queries, and depBeacon.packageManageroverrides automatic package-manager detection. See configuration for the defaults.