SD Workbench

SD Workbench is a VS Code extension for managing AUTOMATIC1111 or Forge generation settings as YAML files and executing image generation directly from VS Code.

Consolidate prompts, generation parameters, Dynamic Prompts, and output settings into a single YAML file. Save generation conditions as files and reuse them anytime. Complete the entire workflow—from editing generation settings to running generation—within VS Code.

Quick Start

Requirements

• VS Code ^1.120.0
• AUTOMATIC1111 WebUI or Forge WebUI with API enabled
• sd-dynamic-prompts extension (required only when using prompt: section)

Installation

Install from VS Code Marketplace

1. Open VS Code
2. Open the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
3. Search for "sd-workbench"
4. Click Install on "SD Workbench"

Or install directly from: VS Code Marketplace - SD Workbench

Configuration

Set these required settings in VS Code:

• sdWorkbench.sdApiHost: Your Stable Diffusion WebUI API endpoint
  • Example: http://localhost:7860 (Default)
  • Example: http://host.docker.internal:7860 (Docker)
• sdWorkbench.sdApiBasicAuthEnabled: Enable BASIC authentication (optional)
  • Set to true to enable, then configure username and password
• sdWorkbench.sdApiUsername: Username for BASIC authentication (optional)
• sdWorkbench.sdApiPassword: Password for BASIC authentication (optional)
• sdWorkbench.wildcardsDirectory: Path to Dynamic Prompts wildcards (only needed if using prompt: section)
  • Example: C:\stable-diffusion-webui\extensions\dynamic_prompts\wildcards

Basic Usage

1. Create a YAML file with generation settings
2. Execute SD Workbench: Generate from the command palette
3. Select a generation to execute
4. View results in the Webview panel

Simple Example

prompt:
  scene: forest, __lighting__
  
  lighting:
    - sunrise, warm light
    - sunset, golden hour
    - night, moonlight

generations:
  _base:
    steps: 30
    cfg_scale: 7
    seed: -1

  landscape:
    from: _base
    prompt: __scene__
    width: 768
    height: 512
    batch_size: 4

Commands

• SD Workbench: Generate - Execute a single generation
• SD Workbench: Generate Multiple - Execute multiple generations in sequence

Configuration

Setting	Default	Description
sdWorkbench.sdApiHost	http://localhost:7860	Stable Diffusion WebUI API URL
sdWorkbench.sdApiBasicAuthEnabled	false	Enable BASIC authentication for SD API
sdWorkbench.sdApiUsername	""	Username for BASIC authentication
sdWorkbench.sdApiPassword	""	Password for BASIC authentication
sdWorkbench.wildcardsDirectory	""	Dynamic Prompts wildcards directory
sdWorkbench.imageGenerationFolder	${activeYamlFileFolder}/${yamlName}/${generationName}	Output folder for generated images

Documentation

For detailed documentation, see the Full Documentation.

Covers:

• Complete YAML format specification
• Generation inheritance and metadata
• Default values and validation constraints
• All configuration options
• And more...

License

MIT