# Settings file not found on debugging with vscode

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/settings-file-not-found-on-debugging-with-vscode/42447>\
**Category:** Developing Nodes\
**Created:** [11 March 2021 07:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/settings-file-not-found-on-debugging-with-vscode/42447 "2021-03-11T07:23:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [11 March 2021 08:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/settings-file-not-found-on-debugging-with-vscode/42447/8 "2021-03-11T08:57:38Z")

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> [@DenisMtfl](#):
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> So i'm searching for an intellisense extension?!

There is not. payload can be anything by design.

however, if you mean inteliisense for things like `node` and `javascript` function then use jsdoc to instruct vscode of the type...

```auto
/** @type {string} */ var payload = msg.payload */ 

```

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/b/1/b1d51d5f7c4efbfd2a19ba91832ab4a53d641460.png)

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> [@DenisMtfl](#):
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> my intent is to develop an new node

Ok, so you dont need to run node-red from src.

all you need to do is...

- follow the normal NPM install from node-red docs
- run node-red once (i.e. `node-red`) to generate the flows and settings files
- use [this guide](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-proper-debug-custom-node/9308/13) to run node-red in vscode

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