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microsoft/vscode-docs resource

Public documentation for Visual Studio Code observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/microsoft/vscode-docs · homepage · Markdown · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

77/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_license

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: 4025
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

6601 stars · 5730 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

The official public documentation repository for Visual Studio Code, containing Markdown content published to code.visualstudio.com/docs. It covers editor basics, AI agent workflows, MCP servers, extensions, and enterprise configuration.

Use cases

  • learn how to use vs code
  • vs code documentation
  • how to set up ai agents in vscode
  • configure mcp servers in vs code
  • vs code enterprise policy setup
  • contribute to vscode docs
  • vscode extension development guide

When to choose

  • you need official, up-to-date guidance on VS Code features including AI agents and MCP
  • you want to contribute or file issues against VS Code documentation
  • you're setting up VS Code for yourself, a team, or an enterprise

When to avoid

  • you're looking for the VS Code source code itself (use microsoft/vscode)
  • you need documentation for another editor or IDE
  • you want offline docs bundled with a product install

Facets

learning-resource · maturity active

documentation markdown documentation developer-tools text-editors windows vscode docs editor-documentation ai-agents copilot mcp extensions linux macos web-server

10 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
microsoft/vscode-docsmain77

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="microsoft/vscode-docs")

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