Installation

Install the Compiler

Floe ships as a single Rust binary called floe.

From Source

# Clone and build
git clone https://github.com/milkyskies/floe
cd floe
cargo install --path .

# Verify
floe --version

Prerequisites

• Rust 1.85+ (for building from source)
• Node.js 18+ (for your project’s build toolchain)

Create a Project

# Scaffold a new Floe project
floe init my-app
cd my-app

# Install npm dependencies
npm install

# Compile .fl files
floe build src/

# Or watch for changes
floe watch src/

Editor Setup

VS Code

Install the Floe extension from the VS Code marketplace, or build from source:

cd editors/vscode
npm install
npm run build

The extension provides:

• Syntax highlighting for .fl files
• LSP integration (diagnostics, hover)
• Code snippets

Other Editors

Floe includes an LSP server. Start it with:

floe lsp

Any editor with LSP support can connect to it.

Next Steps

• Write your first program
• Set up Vite integration