# microsoft/codetour

VS Code extension that allows you to record and play back guided tours of codebases, directly within the editor.

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/codetour
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/codetour
Homepage: https://aka.ms/codetour
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: vscode, vscode-extension, knowledge-sharing, code-navigation, onboarding
Last push: 2026-05-05T00:33:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 59/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 80, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2370, "days_push": 121, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4568, forks 155 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:53.573685+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, developer-tools, editor
- domain: developer-tools, documentation, education
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: vscode-extension, code-tours, onboarding, code-navigation, knowledge-sharing

## Member repositories
- microsoft/codetour (main) score 59

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:53.573685+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:19:57.923762+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/codetour (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:53.573685+00:00, sha 60299a4d6a36)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.