Install the VS Code extension
- Install xlflow and the Excel bridge using Installation.
- Enable Trust access to the VBA project object model in Excel.
- Install the
xlflowextension from the VS Code Extensions view or the packaged release. - Open a folder containing
xlflow.toml. - Run
xlflow: Check Environmentorxlflow doctor --json.
If the CLI is not on PATH, set:
json
{ "xlflow.path": "C:\\Users\\me\\AppData\\Local\\xlflow\\xlflow.exe" }Reload VS Code after changing the path. The extension is Windows-only because workbook-backed operations use Excel COM.