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By Thomas Boby (2 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

Paradox Interactive scripting file support using CWTools

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 18, 2026

CWTools - Paradox Language Services has 144,170 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #1900 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 4.5 out of 5 from 20 ratings.

PluginStats has 3 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 18, 2026.

Installs
144,170
Official API · Oct 18, 2026
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Rank
#1900
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.50 / 5 from 20 ratings

About CWTools - Paradox Language Services

CWTools: Paradox Language Services

Paradox Language Features for Visual Studio Code

Disclaimer

This extension is still in preview, it may not work, it may stop working at any time. Make backups of your mod files.

Supported games

• Stellaris • Hearts of Iron IV • Europa Universalis IV • Imperator: Rome - outdated, help needed • Crusader Kings II - partial • Crusader Kings III - in progress, help needed • Victoria 3 - in progress, help needed

Features

• Immediate highlighting of syntax errors • Autocomplete while you type, providing descriptions when available • Tooltips on hover showing: • Related localisation • Documentation for that element • Scope context at that position • A wide range of validators for common, interface, and events, checking • That required localisation keys are defined • Existence of effects/triggers/modifiers • Scope context for used effects/triggers/modifiers • Usage of scripted effects/triggers • Correct entries for weights/AI_chance/etc • That event\_targets are saved before they're used • That referenced sprites and graphics files exist • and a number of other specific validators • "Code actions" to generate .yml for missing localisation

Usage

1. Install this extension 2. Open your mod folder directly, which should be within a folder containing the game name:

• C:\Users\name\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\mod\your_mod

3. Follow the prompts to select your vanilla folder 4. Edit files and watch syntax errors show up when you make mistakes 5. Wait up to a minute for the extension to scan your mod and find errors

Multiple mods - workspace

If you have multiple mods that need to be loaded at once, use VS Code's multi-root workspace feature.

1. Open your first mod 2. Use "File", "Add folder to workspace" to add your next mod 3. cwtools should reload including both mods and vanilla in context using correct mod load order

If you want to browse vanilla files, you can use the "CWTOOLS LOADED FILES" section in the Explorer tab.

Completion

Tooltips

Scope tooltips

Scope errors

Localisation error

Go to definition

Find all references

Links

• vic2-config • vic3-config • ck2-config • eu4-config • hoi4-config • stellaris-config • ir-config • ck3-config

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • ck2
  • ck3
  • crusader kings
  • eu4
  • eu5
  • hearts of iron
  • hoi4
  • imperator
  • paradox
  • pdxscript
  • snippet
  • stellaris
  • vic2
  • vic3
  • victoria

Where CWTools - Paradox Language Services sits in the listing

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Programming Languages792 listings · 40 pages · page 32, #5 (overall #625)
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Linters252 listings · 13 pages · page 11, #1 (overall #201)
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Charts

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Adoption over time

CWTools - Paradox Language Services installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 144,170 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.CWTools - Paradox Language ServicesInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days144,170installs144.1K144.1K144.1K144.1K144.1K144.2K144.2KJul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
CWTools - Paradox Language Services installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 144,170 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

CWTools - Paradox Language Services installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.CWTools - Paradox Language ServicesInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace144,170installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
CWTools - Paradox Language Services installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

CWTools - Paradox Language Services VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1900 (by installs).CWTools - Paradox Language ServicesVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1900current rank#1898#1899#1900#1901#1902Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
CWTools - Paradox Language Services VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1900 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

CWTools - Paradox Language Services ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 20 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.CWTools - Paradox Language ServicesRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days20ratings1819202122Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
CWTools - Paradox Language Services ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 20 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.
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Filled points are observed values; hollow points come from Internet Archive snapshots of the listing page. Dashed segments span periods with no observations — values between points are not interpolated.

Recent observations

Full history (3)
Recent installs observations for CWTools - Paradox Language Services
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
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Data source

Install counts, average rating, and rating counts come from the public Visual Studio Marketplace gallery API. Installs are cumulative and exclude updates.

Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=tboby.cwtools-vscode. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.