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.sdHost: Your Stable Diffusion WebUI API endpoint
  • Example: http://localhost:7860 (Default)
  • Example: http://host.docker.internal:7860 (Docker)
• 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.sdHost	http://localhost:7860	Stable Diffusion WebUI API URL
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