Rapid Development Toolkit (RDT)

RDT is a Visual Studio Code extension that supercharges SAMO platform development. It provides deep model awareness, one-click Kubernetes deployment, and intelligent editing assistance — all inside your editor.

For installation instructions, see the RDT Installation Guide.

Feature Overview

At a Glance

Feature	What It Does
Installation	Install the RDT extension and MCP server
IntelliSense	Autocomplete SAMO identifiers (ft_, cl_, at_, etc.) and jump to definitions in model.xml
Business IntelliSense	LIDS Scripting API type definitions and JSON schema validation for business-service configs
Project Scaffolding	Create a full SAMO project from templates with the SAMO Init wizard
Kubernetes Deployment	Deploy to K8s with Helm — config packages, ConfigMaps, and service restarts in one click
Kubernetes Sync	Auto-detect local file changes and sync them to the running pod without redeploying
JSON Validation	Schema-backed validation and IntelliSense for rdt.json, business-service, and DynApp configs
Per-Environment Config	Layered config system with per-environment rdt.json files
SAMO Pilot	AI coding agent plugin — AI-assisted planning, generation, and validation across all SAMO layers
MCP Server	Documentation search, project scaffolding, and DynApp schema tools for AI clients

The RDT Activity Bar

After opening a SAMO workspace, you'll see the RDT icon in the Activity Bar. Click it to reveal the RDT panel with three primary actions:

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The RDT Activity Bar panel showing the three action buttons

Architecture

The extension activates automatically when you open VS Code with a workspace that contains model.xml files. On activation, it registers:

Quick Start

1. Install the extension from a VSIX file
2. Open a workspace that contains model.xml files — the extension activates automatically
3. Start typing ft_, cl_, or at_ to see IntelliSense in action
4. Click the RDT icon in the Activity Bar to access project scaffolding and deployment