microsoft/vscode
Visual Studio Code observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 87
- 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: 6
- age_days: 4017
- days_rel: 7
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 96
Adoption not part of the score
189630 stars · 41838 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Visual Studio Code (Code - OSS) is Microsoft's open-source, Electron-based code editor combining editing, navigation, debugging, and a rich extension ecosystem. It now also serves as an AI code editor with multi-agent development, MCP support, and pluggable model providers.
Use cases
- edit and debug code across many languages
- hand off coding tasks to autonomous AI agents
- connect AI agents to external tools via MCP servers
- build and publish editor extensions
- customize themes, profiles, and team workflows
- deploy a governed editor setup across an enterprise
When to choose
- you want a free, extensible, cross-platform code editor
- you need AI-assisted or agentic coding with choice of models and harnesses
- you want a huge extension marketplace and plugin API
- you need enterprise policy and deployment controls
When to avoid
- you need a full heavyweight IDE with built-in project systems like Visual Studio or JetBrains
- you require only fully open-source builds without Microsoft branding (use VSCodium)
- you work in resource-constrained environments where Electron is too heavy
Facets
application · maturity stable
editor developer-tools plugin-system mcp agent-framework chatbot developer-tools text-editors web-development artificial-intelligence cross-platform windows cross-platform browser code-editor vscode ide extensions copilot ai-coding agent-harness electron-app microsoft typescript debugger ai-agents macos linux electron desktop web-server
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode · fetched 2026-08-28 · efa7aa0039eb
- homepage: https://code.visualstudio.com · fetched 2026-08-28 · f1c9acb3cd21
- site_page: https://code.visualstudio.com/features/agents · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1082190a4a5b
- site_page: https://code.visualstudio.com/features/customizations · fetched 2026-08-28 · 86ba16d916ad
- site_page: https://code.visualstudio.com/features/models · fetched 2026-08-28 · 84dbe41f828d
- site_page: https://code.visualstudio.com/features/enterprise · fetched 2026-08-28 · 71be8492686d
- site_page: https://code.visualstudio.com/features/extensibility · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0a66d9157767
- site_page: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3efa1aeb8e0d
- site_page: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq · fetched 2026-08-28 · 120e65225e79
- site_page: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/agents/agents-tutorial · fetched 2026-08-28 · fb7e5da5d253
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft/vscode | main | 95 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="microsoft/vscode")
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