skybox editor

Change the default editor for opening projects.

Usage

skybox editor

Arguments

This command takes no arguments.

Options

This command has no options.

Description

The editor command allows you to change the default editor that SkyBox uses when opening projects with skybox up --editor. It runs interactively and shows your current editor setting.

Supported Editors

SkyBox has built-in support for:

Editor	Command
Cursor	cursor
VS Code	code
VS Code Insiders	code-insiders
Zed	zed
Other	custom command

You can also specify a custom editor command by selecting "Other (specify command)". Custom editor values can include flags, for example:

• code --reuse-window
• open -a Zed

How Editors Are Opened

When you run skybox up --editor, SkyBox launches your configured editor command directly.

• For cursor, code, and code-insiders, SkyBox opens the Dev Container URI with --folder-uri.
• For other editors, SkyBox opens the local project folder path.
• On macOS, if a built-in editor command is missing from PATH (for example zed), SkyBox automatically falls back to open -a <App>.

Examples

# Change default editor
skybox editor

Interactive Session

Editor Configuration
Current default: cursor

? Select default editor:
  1) Cursor (current)
  2) VS Code
  3) VS Code Insiders
  4) Zed
  5) Other (specify command)
Answer: 2

Default editor updated to code.

Using a Custom Editor

? Select default editor: Other (specify command)
? Enter editor command: open -a Zed

Default editor updated to open -a Zed.

Configuration

The editor setting is stored in ~/.skybox/config.yaml. You can also set it during initial setup with skybox init.

Exit Codes

Code	Meaning
0	Success
1	Error (SkyBox not configured or interactive prompt failure)

See Also

• skybox init - Initial setup (also sets editor)
• skybox up - Start container and open in editor