Stata 19 MP with Antigravity IDE — Windows to Linux Guide

What This Guide Achieves

Antigravity IDE is a VS Code fork — it uses the same config format, same extension system, same task runner. This guide mirrors your working VS Code Stata setup so both editors behave identically.

Feature	Status
Antigravity IDE installed via tarball at `/opt/antigravity-ide`	Verified
VS Code settings, keybindings, and tasks mirrored verbatim	Verified
2 Stata-pipeline extensions installed (no bloat)	Verified
Open `.do` files with Stata syntax highlighting	Verified
Ctrl+Enter runs current `.do` file in Stata GUI	Verified
Shift+Enter runs selected Stata code in Stata GUI	Verified
Reuses existing `stata_run_do.sh` and `stata_run_selection.sh`	Verified

This guide does not reinstall Stata. Complete the Stata 19 MP Complete Installation and VS Code Integration guide first.

Installing Antigravity IDE

Antigravity IDE is a standalone tarball download.

Download from antigravity.google/product/antigravity-ide (Linux x64 or ARM64).
Extract and install to /opt:

cd ~/Downloads
tar -xzf Antigravity-IDE.tar.gz
sudo mv Antigravity-IDE-x64 /opt/antigravity-ide
sudo ln -s /opt/antigravity-ide/antigravity-ide /usr/local/bin/antigravity-ide

Launch once to initialize config folders:

antigravity-ide

Then close it.

Tested Setup

command -v antigravity-ide
# /usr/local/bin/antigravity-ide

ls -la $(command -v antigravity-ide)
# /usr/local/bin/antigravity-ide -> /opt/antigravity-ide/antigravity-ide

Config paths:

~/.config/Antigravity IDE/User/     → settings.json, keybindings.json, tasks.json
~/.antigravity-ide/extensions/      → only 2 extensions (stata-enhanced, multi-command)

Note the space in Antigravity IDE — Antigravity IDE creates its config folder with a space, not a hyphen. ~/.config/Antigravity-IDE/ (hyphen) does not exist.

The working settings.json on the tested system:

{
    "claudeCode.preferredLocation": "panel",
    "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
    "workbench.settings.applyToAllProfiles": [],
    "redhat.telemetry.enabled": true,
    "python.analysis.typeCheckingMode": "standard",
    "chat.viewSessions.orientation": "stacked"
}

The above is the resulting Antigravity IDE settings.json after copying from VS Code and having the IDE automatically strip keys that reference extensions not present in Antigravity IDE (e.g., yaml.schemas pointing to a VS Code extension, workbench.iconTheme for an extension you didn’t copy). Copy VS Code’s settings.json verbatim — Antigravity IDE will ignore unknown keys gracefully.

Prerequisites

Requirement	Verify
Stata 19 MP installed	`ls /usr/local/stata19/xstata-mp`
X11/Xorg session	`echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE` prints `x11`
Automation tools	`which wmctrl xdotool xclip`
Runner scripts	`which stata_run_do.sh` and `which stata_run_selection.sh`
Antigravity IDE installed	`command -v antigravity-ide`

sudo apt install wmctrl xdotool xclip

Mirroring VS Code to Antigravity IDE

Since Antigravity IDE is a VS Code fork, copy config files verbatim. Only copy the 2 extensions needed for the Stata pipeline — copying all VS Code extensions causes errors from incompatible or missing dependencies.

1. Copy VS Code config files

cp ~/.config/Code/User/settings.json    ~/.config/Antigravity\ IDE/User/settings.json
cp ~/.config/Code/User/keybindings.json ~/.config/Antigravity\ IDE/User/keybindings.json
cp ~/.config/Code/User/tasks.json       ~/.config/Antigravity\ IDE/User/tasks.json

The backslash before the space (Antigravity\ IDE) escapes it in the shell. Alternatively, quote the path: ~/"config/Antigravity IDE/User/settings.json".

2. Copy only the 2 Stata-pipeline extensions

cp -r ~/.vscode/extensions/kylebarron.stata-enhanced-* ~/.antigravity-ide/extensions/
cp -r ~/.vscode/extensions/ryuta46.multi-command-*      ~/.antigravity-ide/extensions/

3. Rebuild extensions.json

python3 << 'PYTHON'
import json, os

ext_dir = os.path.expanduser('~/.antigravity-ide/extensions')
extensions = []

for item in sorted(os.listdir(ext_dir)):
    if item.endswith('.json') or not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(ext_dir, item)):
        continue
    item_path = os.path.join(ext_dir, item)

    parts = item.rsplit('-', 1)
    if len(parts) == 2 and parts[1].replace('.', '').isdigit():
        ext_id, version = parts[0], parts[1]
    else:
        ext_id, version = item, '0.0.0'

    publisher = ext_id.split('.')[0] if '.' in ext_id else 'unknown'

    extensions.append({
        "identifier": {"id": ext_id, "uuid": None},
        "version": version,
        "location": {"$mid": 1, "path": item_path, "scheme": "file"},
        "relativeLocation": item,
        "metadata": {
            "installedTimestamp": 1716570000000,
            "pinned": False, "source": "gallery", "id": None,
            "publisherId": publisher,
            "publisherDisplayName": publisher,
            "targetPlatform": "undefined",
            "updated": False, "private": False,
            "isPreReleaseVersion": False,
            "hasPreReleaseVersion": False,
            "preRelease": False
        }
    })

with open(os.path.join(ext_dir, 'extensions.json'), 'w') as f:
    json.dump(extensions, f, indent=2)

print(f'Registered {len(extensions)} extensions')
PYTHON

Expected output:

Registered 2 extensions

How It Works

Keybinding	What Happens
`Ctrl+Enter`	Runs current `.do` file through `stata_run_do.sh`
`Shift+Enter`	Copies selection via clipboard, writes to `/tmp/stata_selection_run.do`, runs in Stata

The scripts live in ~/.local/bin/ and are shared with VS Code. Antigravity IDE uses the same scripts because it mirrors VS Code’s tasks.json verbatim. See the Stata 19 MP Complete guide for the full script contents and how they work.

Note: stata_run_do.sh has EDITOR_WMCLASS="code" which only matters if you uncomment the focus-return lines. To return focus to Antigravity IDE instead of VS Code, change it to EDITOR_WMCLASS="Antigravity-IDE".

File Locations

File	Path
Antigravity IDE binary	`/opt/antigravity-ide/antigravity-ide`
Symlink	`/usr/local/bin/antigravity-ide`
Config directory	`~/.config/Antigravity IDE/User/`
Extensions directory	`~/.antigravity-ide/extensions/`
Desktop file	`~/.local/share/applications/antigravity-ide.desktop`
Whole-file runner (shared)	`~/.local/bin/stata_run_do.sh`
Selection runner (shared)	`~/.local/bin/stata_run_selection.sh`
Temp do-file	`/tmp/stata_selection_run.do`

Verification

Item	Value
Command	`antigravity-ide`
Binary	`/opt/antigravity-ide/antigravity-ide`
Settings	`~/.config/Antigravity IDE/User/settings.json` (VS Code copy, IDE autotrims unknown keys)
Keybindings	`~/.config/Antigravity IDE/User/keybindings.json` (identical to VS Code)
Tasks	`~/.config/Antigravity IDE/User/tasks.json` (identical to VS Code)
Extensions	`~/.antigravity-ide/extensions/` (2 extensions only)
Stata extension	`kylebarron.stata-enhanced@1.6.1`
Multi-command	`ryuta46.multi-command@1.6.0`

Test the Workflow

antigravity-ide /path/to/your/stata/project

Test	Expected Result
Open `.do` file	Stata syntax highlighting appears
Press `Ctrl+Enter`	Current `.do` file runs in Stata GUI
Select lines, press `Shift+Enter`	Selection runs in Stata GUI
Code with backticks/globals	Runs correctly via temp `.do` file

Desktop Launcher

Antigravity IDE does not create a desktop file. Add one:

Get an icon

curl -sL "https://antigravity.google/assets/image/brand/antigravity-icon__full-color.png" -o /opt/antigravity-ide/antigravity-ide.png

Install to hicolor theme

for size in 16 24 32 48 64 128 256; do
    sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/icons/hicolor/${size}x${size}/apps
    sudo cp /opt/antigravity-ide/antigravity-ide.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/${size}x${size}/apps/antigravity-ide.png
done
sudo gtk-update-icon-cache -f -t /usr/share/icons/hicolor

Create .desktop file

cat > ~/.local/share/applications/antigravity-ide.desktop << 'EOF'
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Name=Antigravity IDE
Comment=Google Antigravity IDE (VS Code fork)
Exec=/usr/local/bin/antigravity-ide %F
Icon=antigravity-ide
Categories=Development;IDE;
StartupNotify=true
StartupWMClass=Antigravity-IDE
EOF
chmod +x ~/.local/share/applications/antigravity-ide.desktop
update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications

Press Alt+F2, type r, Enter. Antigravity IDE appears under Development.

Verify

desktop-file-validate ~/.local/share/applications/antigravity-ide.desktop
ls /usr/share/icons/hicolor/*/apps/antigravity-ide.png

Antigravity CLI (Replaces Gemini CLI)

Google has transitioned from Gemini CLI to Antigravity CLI. If you previously used gemini, replace it with the Antigravity CLI.

Install

curl -fsSL https://antigravity.google/cli/install.sh | bash

This downloads and installs the antigravity binary to ~/.local/bin/ and adds it to your PATH via ~/.bashrc.

After installation, restart your terminal or run:

source ~/.bashrc

Then verify:

antigravity --version

The binary is currently a staging build — automatic updates are planned. For now, re-run the install script to get the latest version.

Note: Antigravity CLI runs as a daemon by default (keeps your session alive for follow-up commands). If you prefer one-off commands, use antigravity --no-daemon.

Removal

rm -f ~/.local/bin/antigravity
rm -rf ~/.antigravitycli

Troubleshooting

Problem	Fix
`Ctrl+Enter` does nothing	Verify `tasks.json` was copied to the correct directory: `diff ~/.config/Code/User/tasks.json ~/'config/Antigravity IDE/User/tasks.json'`
`Shift+Enter` does nothing	Verify `multi-command` extension folder exists in `~/.antigravity-ide/extensions/`
No Stata highlighting	Verify `stata-enhanced` extension folder exists
Task opens terminal but not Stata	`which stata_run_do.sh stata_run_selection.sh`
Stata doesn’t receive paste	`echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE` must be `x11`
Extensions not loading	Delete `~/.antigravity-ide/extensions/extensions.json` and rebuild with the Python script
”Unable to read file …/package.json” error	Stale extension folders without matching package.json
Config changes don’t take effect	Wrote to wrong directory (`Antigravity-IDE` with hyphen)
Config changed but behavior did not	Window needs reload

Removal

sudo rm -rf /opt/antigravity-ide
sudo rm /usr/local/bin/antigravity-ide
rm -f ~/.local/share/applications/antigravity-ide.desktop
update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications

Clean user data (optional):

rm -rf ~/.config/Antigravity IDE
rm -rf ~/.antigravity-ide

What This Guide Achieves

Installing Antigravity IDE

Tested Setup

Prerequisites

Mirroring VS Code to Antigravity IDE

1. Copy VS Code config files

2. Copy only the 2 Stata-pipeline extensions

3. Rebuild extensions.json

How It Works

File Locations

Verification

Test the Workflow

Desktop Launcher

Get an icon

Install to hicolor theme

Create .desktop file

Verify

Antigravity CLI (Replaces Gemini CLI)

Install

Removal

Troubleshooting

Removal

Related Guides

Discussion