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microsoft/codetour

VS Code extension that allows you to record and play back guided tours of codebases, directly within the editor. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/microsoft/codetour · homepage · TypeScript · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

59/100

  • Activity 80
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 2370
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 121
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

4568 stars · 155 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

CodeTour is a Visual Studio Code extension for recording and playing back guided, step-by-step walkthroughs of codebases directly in the editor. Tours consist of annotated file/line steps that can be checked into a repo or exported for sharing.

Use cases

  • onboard new developers to a codebase
  • create guided walkthroughs of a repository
  • explain the context of a PR or code review
  • visualize bug reports with annotated code steps
  • share codebase knowledge without a CONTRIBUTING.md
  • replay tours without cloning the repo

When to choose

  • you use VS Code and want interactive, in-editor code walkthroughs
  • you need to onboard contributors to a large or unfamiliar codebase
  • you want tour files checked into the repo or exported for sharing

When to avoid

  • you don't use VS Code or a compatible editor
  • you need standalone video or web-based documentation rather than editor-embedded tours

Facets

plugin · maturity active

documentation developer-tools editor developer-tools documentation education editor-plugin cross-platform vscode-extension code-tours onboarding code-navigation knowledge-sharing

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
microsoft/codetourmain59

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="microsoft/codetour")

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