# microsoft/vscode-generator-code

Visual Studio Code extension generator

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-generator-code
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vscode-generator-code
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-13T17:30:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 90, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3995, "days_push": 20, "days_rel": 71, "gap_med": 29, "n_releases_24m": 18}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1625, forks 264 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:12.890237+00:00)

## What it is
A Yeoman generator from Microsoft that scaffolds Visual Studio Code extensions and customizations such as themes, language support, snippets, and keymaps. It creates the base folder structure, package.json, and debug configuration via an interactive or command-line workflow.

## Use cases
- scaffold a new vscode extension
- generate a vscode color theme template
- create a language support extension for vscode
- bootstrap a typescript vscode extension project
- generate snippets or keymap extensions for vscode

## When to choose
- starting a new VS Code extension from scratch
- creating themes, snippets, language grammars, or keymaps for VS Code
- wanting official Microsoft templates with launch/debug setup included

## When to avoid
- building extensions for other editors like Neovim or JetBrains
- modifying an existing extension rather than creating one
- you need a general-purpose project scaffolder unrelated to VS Code

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: boilerplate, cli, developer-tools, plugin-system
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, web-development
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: yeoman-generator, vscode-extensions, scaffolding, code-generation, nodejs

## Member repositories
- microsoft/vscode-generator-code (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:12.890237+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 2026-08-30T03:48:33.043071+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-generator-code (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:12.890237+00:00, sha d7e5f4a53a58)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.