Editor/IDE Support

Configure a per-context editor/IDE so ctx edit opens your project in the right editor with the right workspace. This does not set EDITOR or VISUAL environment variables to avoid clobbering your global preferences.

Configuration

editor:
  type: vscode          # vscode, sublime, or vim
  workspace: ~/path/to/project.code-workspace  # optional

Commands

ctx edit                # Open workspace in configured editor
ctx edit <file>         # Open specific file in editor

Supported Editors

VS Code

editor:
  type: vscode
  workspace: ~/projects/myproject.code-workspace

Binary lookup: code → code-insiders → macOS app path.

ctx edit runs code ~/projects/myproject.code-workspace
ctx edit main.go runs code ~/projects/myproject.code-workspace --goto main.go

Sublime Text

editor:
  type: sublime
  workspace: ~/projects/myproject.sublime-project

Binary lookup: subl → macOS app path.

ctx edit runs subl --project ~/projects/myproject.sublime-project
ctx edit main.go runs subl --project ~/projects/myproject.sublime-project main.go

Vim / Neovim

# With a session file (created via :mksession)
editor:
  type: vim
  workspace: ~/projects/myproject.vim

# With a project directory
editor:
  type: vim
  workspace: ~/projects/myproject

# No workspace (just opens vim)
editor:
  type: vim

Binary lookup: nvim → vim (prefers Neovim when available).

Session file (.vim): runs nvim -S ~/projects/myproject.vim
Directory: runs nvim ~/projects/myproject
ctx edit main.go runs nvim -S ~/projects/myproject.vim main.go

Vim runs in the foreground (attached to your terminal). VS Code and Sublime run detached.

Foreground vs Detached

Editor	Mode	Why
VS Code	Detached (`cmd.Start()`)	GUI application, returns control to shell
Sublime	Detached (`cmd.Start()`)	GUI application, returns control to shell
Vim	Foreground (`cmd.Run()`)	Terminal application, needs stdin/stdout

Example: Full Context

name: myproject-dev
description: "Development with VS Code workspace"
environment: development

aws:
  profile: myproject-dev
  region: us-west-2

editor:
  type: vscode
  workspace: ~/projects/myproject.code-workspace

browser:
  type: chrome
  profile: "MyProject"

urls:
  console: https://console.aws.amazon.com
  grafana: https://grafana.myproject.com

After switching context:

ctx use myproject-dev
ctx edit              # Opens VS Code with workspace
ctx edit src/main.go  # Opens file in VS Code
ctx open console      # Opens AWS console in Chrome "MyProject" profile