Iris to filter the list. Some commands are also available in right-click context menus in the Explorer file tree and inside the editor itself.
Command palette commands
Use these commands to trigger analysis, manage hooks, export reports, and open Iris panels from anywhere in VS Code.| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Iris: Analyse Current File | Manually re-analyse the active file |
Iris: Analyse Workspace | Analyse all JS/TS/Go/Python files in the workspace |
Iris: Analyse This File | Right-click a file in Explorer to analyse it |
Iris: Analyse This Folder | Right-click a folder in Explorer to analyse it |
Iris: Analyse Current Folder | Analyse the folder of the currently open file |
Iris: Open in Panel | Pop the sidebar out into a full editor panel beside your code |
Iris: Export Scan Report as HTML | Save the current analysis as a standalone HTML report |
Iris: Install Git Hook | Install the pre-push hook into .git/hooks/pre-push |
Iris: Uninstall Git Hook | Remove the Iris block from the pre-push hook |
Iris: Install Build Hook | Wire Iris health checks into the project build — prebuild for Node, Makefile target for Go/Python |
Iris: Uninstall Build Hook | Remove the Iris build hook, leaving any other build steps intact |
Iris: Open Dependents Table | Open the dependency audit panel (versions + CVEs) |
Iris: Show Welcome Page | Open the Getting Started welcome page |
Context menus
Iris adds entries to the right-click menu in two places in the VS Code interface.Explorer (file tree)
Right-clicking inside the Explorer panel exposes file- and folder-scoped commands without requiring you to open the file first:- Right-click a JS/TS/Go/Python file → Iris: Analyse This File
- Right-click a folder → Iris: Analyse This Folder
- Right-click anywhere in the Explorer → Iris: Analyse Workspace
Editor (inside a file)
Right-clicking inside an open file gives you analysis commands scoped to the current file or its containing folder:- Iris: Analyse Current File — re-run analysis on the file you are editing
- Iris: Analyse Current Folder — analyse all supported files in the same folder
- Iris: Analyse Workspace — run a full workspace scan from the editor context menu