THE CODE WEAVER MANUAL

From “how do I?”
to getting it done.

Guides to understand the IDE and really use it. Search for a task, choose a tool or start with the basics.

25 guides · 12 categories · Windows 1.0 beta

All guides

25 guides

Getting started

Your first ten minutes

From the installer to your first file: what you need, how to open a folder and where to find your tools.

2 min read
Editor & languages

Write, save and recover

Frequent autosave, local history, disk conflicts and code navigation.

2 min read
Git

From changes to a commit

Diffs, selective staging, commit messages, history and reviewed Git operations.

2 min read
AI assistant

The AI assistant, with the right context

Full or side-by-side chat, attachments, model, effort, approvals and change review.

3 min read
Projects & utilities

One project, several folders

Bring frontend, services and documentation into one project and search across its folders.

2 min read
Databases & SQL

From the catalog to a query

Connections, SQL worksheets, results, data edits and reviewed import/export.

2 min read
APIs & HTTP

Test and organize APIs

Collections, environments, authentication, .http files and Postman import.

2 min read
Terminal

Project terminals and processes

Interactive shells, tabs, directories, command interruption and external Windows Terminal.

2 min read
Tests & debugging

Understand a running program

Breakpoints, stack frames, variables, source maps and launch versus attach.

2 min read
Layout & windows

Panels, windows and multiple screens

Compose a layout, detach tools and retain a setup that fits your work.

2 min read
Appearance & accounts

Themes, sizing and shortcuts

Code Wave, light, sepia and dark: personalize without losing your session.

2 min read
Appearance & accounts

Account, sync and updates

Sign in to the IDE, keep preferences across your PCs and manage your subscription and updates.

3 min read
Tests & debugging

Run, test and read the results

Repeatable profiles, test cases, coverage and rerunning failures.

2 min read
Recovery & backups

Drafts, checkpoints and chat backups

Choose the right recovery tool: buffer, history, checkpoint or encrypted archive.

2 min read
Editor & languages

Search, replace and refactor

Move from a match to a multi-file change, with a preview and conflict checks.

2 min read
Editor & languages

Completion and language tooling

Understand runtimes, semantic servers, formatting and local fallbacks.

2 min read
Databases & SQL

Parameterized SQL and transactions

Run the right scope, separate values from SQL and understand commit, rollback and grid edits.

2 min read
Databases & SQL

Import and export data

CSV, JSON and Excel: mapping, types, previews and exporting all rows.

2 min read
Databases & SQL

Compare schemas and prepare migrations

Compare tables and columns, explore relationships and prepare migration scripts.

2 min read
APIs & HTTP

HTTP environments, secrets and authentication

Separate environments and secrets, reuse variables and configure authentication and chained requests.

2 min read
APIs & HTTP

Real-time APIs and contracts

WebSocket, SSE, GraphQL, OpenAPI and project web preview.

2 min read
Projects & utilities

Bookmarks, TODOs, snippets and imports

Keep working landmarks, build reusable templates and inspect local dependencies.

2 min read
Editor & languages

File studio: data, previews and encodings

Preview Markdown and images, work with JSON and CSV, and inspect logs and encodings.

2 min read
AI assistant

Organize and retain conversations

Titles, tags, branches, images, versions and encrypted AI project archives.

2 min read
Tests & debugging

Measure Node.js CPU and memory

Capture a project program, connect costs to sources and export measurements.

2 min read
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