# microsoft/vscode-vsce

VS Code Extension Manager

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-vsce
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vscode-vsce
Homepage: https://code.visualstudio.com/
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-31T18:23:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3998, "days_push": 2, "days_rel": 91, "gap_med": 15.0, "n_releases_24m": 23}
- 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 1048, forks 256 (observed 2026-09-01T02:14:04.980622+00:00)

## What it is
@vscode/vsce is the official Visual Studio Code Extension Manager, a CLI tool for packaging, publishing, and managing VS Code extensions on the Marketplace. It also exposes a small Node.js API for programmatic use.

## Use cases
- package a vscode extension into a vsix
- publish my extension to the visual studio marketplace
- publish vscode extensions from github actions without a PAT
- manage personal access tokens for the marketplace
- bump and unpublish vscode extension versions
- build a vsix file from my extension source

## When to choose
- you develop VS Code extensions and need to package or publish them
- you want CI/CD publishing of extensions with OIDC trusted publishing
- you need to script extension packaging via a Node.js API

## When to avoid
- you want to install or manage extensions inside VS Code itself (use the built-in Extensions view or code CLI)
- you publish extensions to Open VSX or other registries (use ovsx instead)
- you are not working with VS Code extensions

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, package-manager, developer-tools, deployment
- domain: developer-tools, version-control
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: vscode, vscode-extensions, marketplace, packaging, publishing, oidc, command-line, nodejs

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

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:04.980622+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 2026-08-30T07:02:06.781564+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-vsce (fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:04.980622+00:00, sha b5bf3094c991)
  - homepage: https://code.visualstudio.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T13:03:06.154565+00:00, sha f1c9acb3cd21)
  - site_page: https://code.visualstudio.com/features/agents (fetched 2026-08-29T13:03:06.164119+00:00, sha 1082190a4a5b)
  - site_page: https://code.visualstudio.com/features/customizations (fetched 2026-08-29T13:03:06.166226+00:00, sha 86ba16d916ad)
  - site_page: https://code.visualstudio.com/features/models (fetched 2026-08-29T13:03:06.168031+00:00, sha 84dbe41f828d)
  - site_page: https://code.visualstudio.com/features/enterprise (fetched 2026-08-29T13:03:06.169791+00:00, sha 71be8492686d)
  - site_page: https://code.visualstudio.com/features/extensibility (fetched 2026-08-29T13:03:06.171510+00:00, sha 0a66d9157767)
  - site_page: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T13:03:06.173322+00:00, sha 3efa1aeb8e0d)
  - site_page: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T13:03:06.175162+00:00, sha 120e65225e79)
  - site_page: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/agents/agents-tutorial (fetched 2026-08-29T13:03:06.178238+00:00, sha fb7e5da5d253)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.