# IDE Integration

# IDE Integration

> ⚠️ Experimental

Atmos provides a Language Server Protocol (LSP) server for seamless IDE integration, enabling real-time validation, intelligent autocomplete, and enhanced developer experience when working with Atmos configurations.

## Features

The **Atmos LSP Server** enables IDE and editor integration for Atmos stack files. Your IDE connects to Atmos to get:

- **Real-time validation** - Syntax and schema errors as you type
- **Intelligent autocomplete** - Component names, variables, imports
- **Hover documentation** - Inline docs for configuration options

## Supported Editors

- **VS Code** - Full support via extension
- **Neovim** - Native LSP support
- **Zed** - Built-in LSP support
- **Any LSP-compatible editor** - Standard LSP protocol

## Quick Start

Start the LSP server for your IDE:

```bash
atmos lsp start
```

Configure your editor to use Atmos LSP for `.yaml` files in your stacks directory.

[Learn more about LSP Server configuration →](/lsp/lsp-server)

:::tip Related: AI Validation
Atmos AI uses an [LSP Client](/lsp/lsp-client) internally to connect to external language servers (yaml-ls, terraform-ls) for enhanced validation. This is an internal feature - see the [Atmos AI](/ai) documentation for more details.
:::