version: "1.0.0" name: vvvv-editor-extensions description: Helps create vvvv gamma editor extensions — .HDE.vl file naming, Command node registration with keyboard shortcuts, SkiaWindow/SkiaWindowTopMost window types, docking with WindowFactory, and API access to hovered/selected nodes via VL.Lang Session nodes. Use when building editor plugins, custom tooling windows, or automating editor workflows. license: CC-BY-SA-4.0 compatibility: Designed for coding AI agents assisting with vvvv gamma development metadata: author: Tebjan Halm version: "1.0"

Editor Extensions

Extensions are standard VL patches saved with a .HDE.vl suffix. They run automatically when open in the editor.

File Naming

Required NuGet References

• VL.HDE — provides Command node, window types, WindowFactory
• VL.Lang — provides API nodes under the Session category

Command Node

Registers a command in the editor menu:

Multiple Command nodes can live in one .HDE.vl document.

Warning: A runtime error in one command may affect all others in the same document.

Window Types

Docking

Wrap window with WindowFactory node. Connect WindowContext and Window pins.

Template: VL.HDE/Template.HDE.vl

API Access

Access hovered/selected nodes, read/write pins via VL.Lang Session category nodes. Browse available API in the HelpBrowser's API section.

Developer Shortcuts

• Shift+F9 — restarts all extensions simultaneously

Limitations

• Settings panel integration is not yet possible
• Extensions only run in the editor, not in exported applications