PangoLint: open-source VS Code tooling and reference docs for BEYOND PangoScript
Hi all,
I wanted to share a tool I have been building for people who write PangoScript.
PangoLint is a free, open-source VS Code extension that adds linting, formatting, command lookup, hover/signature help, Object Tree browsing, and BEYOND readback checks for .BeyondCode files. The goal is to make day-to-day PangoScript work easier.
It also includes an MCP server for AI coding tools that lets agents talk directly to BEYOND, build and test scripts, etc, but the main user-facing part is the VS Code extension and the searchable PangoScript reference.
Links:
GitHub repo:
https://github.com/JD3Lasers/PangoLint
Instruction manual:
https://jd3lasers.github.io/PangoLint/manual.html
PangoScript reference site:
https://jd3lasers.github.io/PangoLint/reference/
A few things it can help with:
- Catch common PangoScript mistakes while keeping lightly documented BEYOND syntax intact
- Browse commands, examples, parameters, and safety notes
- Look up Object Tree paths and property metadata
- Get completions, hover docs, snippets, labels, and color helpers in VS Code
- Run bounded readback checks against BEYOND when you explicitly enable runtime settings
Runtime features are disabled by default and require local BEYOND Talk TCP/UDP connection settings. The normal linting, command reference, and docs are usable without connecting to BEYOND.
This is independent open-source software and is not affiliated with Pangolin. If anyone here tries it, I would appreciate feedback, especially on missing commands, unclear docs, or places where BEYOND accepts syntax that the tool should preserve. The easiest way to report a bug, missing command, docs problem, or BEYOND compatibility note is to open a GitHub issue using one of the issue templates: