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Motoko

v0.1.1 · by Yota Inomoto · added 3 November 2026

Motoko and Candid support. Visit the repository for more information.

LanguagesLanguage servers

How to install

With Forge Super installed, the button above opens the app on this extension, where you press Install. Nothing is installed until you do.

You can also open the Extensions panel in the app and search for Motoko. The extension's id is motoko.

Don't have Forge Super yet? Download it here.

README

From the extension's repository, written by its authors and not by Mentenaz. See the source.

Motoko and Candid Language Support for Zed

Zed Extension License

Motoko and Candid language support for Zed, allowing you to develop applications easily for Internet Computer.

Prerequisites

For certain tasks:

Configuring

Formatter

The Motoko formatter is based on Prettier, and you can configure it for each project using .prettierrc. For detailed configuration instructions, please refer to caffeinelabs/prettier-plugin-motoko.

Additionally, you can disable the formatter using Zed's settings:

{
  "lsp": {
    "motoko-language-server": {
      "initialization_options": {
        "formatter": "none" // "prettier" by default
      }
    }
  }
}

Development

To develop this extension, see the Developing Extensions section of the Zed docs.

To contribute to this extension:

  1. Clone the repository
  2. Make your changes
  3. Test with Zed
  4. Submit a pull request

License

This project is licensed under either of Apache License, Version 2.0 or MIT License at your option.