Tip of the day - Show SharePoint Agent in JSON Format

Tip of the day: Show SharePoint Agent in JSON Format

Goal: Show SharePoint Agent .agent files in JSON Format

Using VS Code

Associate the .agent extension with JSON

1. Open VS Code.
2. Press Ctrl + Shift + P (or Cmd + Shift + P on macOS) to open the Command Palette.
3. Type “Preferences: Open Settings (JSON)” and select it.
4. Add the following entry inside the settings JSON:

"files.associations": {
    "*.agent": "json"
}

Enable JSON Formatting

Once VS Code recognizes .agent files as JSON:

1. Open the .agent file.
2. Press Shift + Alt + F (or Cmd + Shift + F on macOS)` to format the document.
3. You can also right-click inside the editor and select Format Document.

Install a JSON Formatter (If Needed)

If formatting doesn’t work, install an extension like: Prettier - Code formatter (recommended)