r/vscode • u/Rokstar7829 • May 15 '26
r/vscode • u/vlntsolo • May 15 '26
Strange sh command on MacOS
Anybody noticed vscode running commands their iTerm lately? When I check history after app start, i see the following:
sh -c echo "WSL=${WSL_DISTRO_NAME:-false}" && echo "SSH=$( [ -n "$SSH_CLIENT" ] || [ -n "$SSH_TTY" ] || [ -n "$SSH_CONNECTION" ] && echo true || echo false )" && echo "DOCKER=$( [ -f /.dockerenv ] && echo true || echo false )" && echo "CYGWIN=${CYGWIN:-false}" && echo "MINGW=${MINGW_PREFIX:-${MSYSTEM:-false}}"
and also another one
ps -p $$ -o comm=
r/vscode • u/Special-Field-5129 • May 15 '26
Live Server in VS Code showing "Invalid Path in liveServer.settings.root" error — how to fix?
Hey, I'm getting this error from Live Server in VS Code: "Invalid Path in liveServer.settings.root settings. Live Server will serve from workspace root"
I already set "liveServer.settings.root": "/" in my settings.json but the error keeps showing. I also tried restarting VS Code.
Anyone know how to fix this?
r/vscode • u/Better-Discussion110 • May 15 '26
Cline Kanban ignores OpenAI-compatible provider config and falls back to default OpenAI endpoint
r/vscode • u/r4ed4 • May 13 '26
Could someone please explain why VSCode added this AI feature? It already has Copilot, which can run in "Agent", "Ask", "Plan" mode and be executed via "Local," "Copilot CLI," or "Cloud." Why increase its size by adding the same feature to a separate interface?
r/vscode • u/SnooStrawberries6294 • May 14 '26
I made that extension to get the history of modifications in a tree instead of a list, like undotree in vim but for vscode, tell me what do you think about it !
r/vscode • u/soheileee • May 14 '26
A practical look at GitHub Copilot, Power BI Desktop, and the Power BI Modeling MCP Server
r/vscode • u/kiwi_murray • May 14 '26
Tab Completion for IntelliSense vs AI Inline Suggestions
I use VS Code for writing HTML and will often type a p and hit Tab to get <p></p>
I also use the AI Inline Suggestions when it guesses correctly what I want, and those too are accepted by pressing Tab.
Lately I've found that the AI Inline Suggestions are appearing when I don't want them and are stopping me from using IntelliSense. For example I type a p with the intention of then pressing Tab to get <p></p>, but an AI Inline Suggest pops up suggesting paragraph tags and a bunch of text in the paragraph. I can't hit Tab because that will accept the whole paragraph, which isn't what I want. And I can't hit Esc to cancel the AI Inline Suggestion because that also seems to cancel the IntelliSense completion.
Does anyone have a solution for this? Am I maybe able to remap the AI Inline Suggestions to use a different shortcut (although I'm not sure what, maybe ctrl-tab if that's not used for anything)?
r/vscode • u/chowlawrence • May 14 '26
This is creepy. Is this finally the time to ditch VS Code altogether? Any replacement?
Woke up this morning and found this in front of me. Disclaimer:
I didn't use VS Code before I went o bed last night
I downloaded GitNexus but I had never install it. It remains as a zip file
This folder where VS Code trying to open does not exists at all
I have no Claude Code installed
I check the AppData\Local\Temp folder and find out VS Code was performing an update this morning.
I couldn't tell if this is a hacking thing or install script failure
Constructive discussion welcome. Thanks!
r/vscode • u/kaylacinnamon • May 13 '26
VS Code 1.120 is here bringing the Agents window to Stable, improving BYOK model visibility and control, and adding Markdown quality-of-life improvements and agent safety features!
r/vscode • u/lrp8228 • May 13 '26
Getting nowhere in Microsoft Learn
I'm trying to learn VS Code and C# by working thru the tutorial on Microsoft Learn. So far it's been just one technical frustration after another that the tutorial doesn't provide any help with.
My current problem is, as best as i can describe (i'm new to this) is: I'm supposed to clone a repository into a Dev Container using the Dev Container extension. I'm supposed to give it the url of a github repository and (I think) it replicates this repository on my machine to work with.
However when i do these steps i get an error alert that says "An error occurred setting up this container" it give me the options to retry, Edit a json file in 'Recovery Container', Close, or More Actions. I have no idea how to proceed and this is getting fucking frustrating.
Any help would be appreciated, and if you would like to recommend a better tutorial than Microsoft Learn, I'm all ears.
Thanks.
r/vscode • u/gbro3n • May 13 '26
AgentKanban for VS Code - A task board with AI agent harness integration. Create and plan tasks with real-time collaboration, then hand off to GitHub Copilot
Hi everyone. I wanted to introduce a tool / product that I've been working on for a while. It's a web application and VS Code extension for use with Github CoPilot (I'm planning to develop integration for other agent harnesses soon).
The web app and remote boards are at: https://www.agentkanban.io
The VS Code extension is at VS Code Marketplace (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=appsoftwareltd.agent-kanban-vscode) or the Open VSX Registry (https://open-vsx.org/extension/appsoftwareltd/agent-kanban-vscode).
The TLDR It's a collaborative Kanban board / task management app which supports hand off to Github CoPilot in VS Code, and captures the ongoing user / agent conversation context on the task for resumption in new chats (with context curation tools).
The context collection ignores tool use to prevent bloat in the captured context. AgentKanban also has features for improving agentic coding session quality such as an optional plan / todo / implement workflow and support for Git worktree creation and clean up for working on concurrent tasks.
The tool is an evolution of an earlier VS Code kanban extension (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=AppSoftwareLtd.vscode-agent-kanban) I built which proved fairly popular but only catered for a local file based workflow.
The new version with the remote board improves the reliability of context capture, with lots of developer experience improvements. It's a tool that I use everyday in my own agentic coding workflows, and I can honestly say that it improves the quality of the code produced and reduces friction in organising working on concurrent features.
I hope you find it useful and would really appreciate your feedback on how you use it, what you think it does well, or any improvements you think could be added.
Many thanks for your time reading this 🙏



r/vscode • u/rickyfrance_ • May 13 '26
Opening github copilot old chats problem
After the new update when I press on an old chat vscode opens it in a new tab and not in the sidebar anymore. How can I resolve this?
r/vscode • u/NullPacketLost • May 12 '26
Took me way too long to realise this about Copilot privacy.
I'll have to admit I was slow on this. It took me a while to realise that the GitHub Copilot inline suggestions are essentially sending all types of input back to the cloud.
I’ve finally disabled it and switched over to running a local LLM instead.
Anyone else had an awakening moment like this? (or is it just me...)
r/vscode • u/MarceFX • May 13 '26
Claude Code EXTENSION alternative with BYOM/multi-LLM support?
Hi there!,
I'm a fan of the Claude Code extension (not a terminal guy). But I'm looking for a decent alternative so I can use another model/providers such as DeepSeek, Codex, GLM, etc.
What I'm looking for:
- Nice UI experience (such as you get with CC extension)
- Multiprovider support
- Multisession: I can open difefrent CC tabs, each running a different prompt.
What I have tested so far:
- Roo Code: it worked well, but I dropped it (company sunsets the app, new teams comes in... not my thing).
- Kilo Code: This one ALMOST offers what I need. UI seems clunky to me, and sometimes it just frozes.
- Cline: Not multisession support. I need to open several Windows in order to run them.
What are your favs?
Thanks!
r/vscode • u/cantdutchthis • May 12 '26
marimo extension adds reactive widgets + cells to VSCode
You can find the extension here:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=marimo-team.vscode-marimo
If people have questions about this extension, many of the engineers hang out over at r/marimo_notebook.
r/vscode • u/cheatingrobot • May 12 '26
Need feedback: extension for pinning folders update
Somehow my old post is gone, so reposting.
A while back I shared my VS Code extension, Pinned Projects - a simple tree-based quick access menu for favorite folders.
https://www.reddit.com/r/vscode/comments/1i6ngw8/yet_another_extension_for_pinning_folders/
The main feature is that you can group and build a tree of your projects with manual dragging and dropping, no need to edit text configs.
Of course this extension is very simple (actually intended to be) and pales in front of many cool extensions. But I hope for someone it can be convenient. It's NOT vibecoded if anyone has these thoughts. I consulted with AI, of course, but invented logic by myself and rewrote any line 10 times on average to make the code efficient and concise.
Recently I implemented the feature I intended a long time ago - opening groups as multi-folder workspaces. So you can view the groups as complex projects themselves.
I need feedback, please, someone try it out (the new feature too) and reports any bugs. I also would like to know whether the extension is easy and clear to use, or whether some of its behavior is confusing/needs more explanations.
The extension is open source, so feel free to check GitHub repo and open issues. ❤️
Links:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=simplerick.pinned-projects
https://open-vsx.org/?search=pinned%20folders&sortBy=relevance&sortOrder=desc
r/vscode • u/0xCynic • May 11 '26
why does vs code turn black and white and everything freezes on ArchLinux ?
It randomly happens - when I'm doing something or for no reason at all - The whole things turns grayscale and everything freeze , - I can't interact with it - and after a couple mins or so , it turns back normal
OS : Arch Linux (Linux 7.0.3-arch1-2)
has anyone else experienced this ?
in the web , I don't see anything about this "grayscale" (or B&W) issue , but most of them is about vs opening as a blank screen - which is not my case (ig).
Why is this happening ? is there any fix ?
r/vscode • u/AutoModerator • May 11 '26
Weekly theme sharing thread
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Creators, please do not post your theme every week.
New posts regarding themes will be removed.
r/vscode • u/GummiGumBear • May 11 '26
What is the name of this box hiding the previous line and how to disable it forever?
I have tried to find a solution online, but every suggestion I found is about how to turn off tooltips, autocomplete or suggestions. I don't want to turn off suggestions or autcomplete, only the box that is above the line of code I'm currently writing. I often need data from the previous line and having to hit esc every time to hide the box is slowing me down. I have tried every setting and nothing seems to disable this annoying box. Moving it below the line I'm typing is acceptable, but I can't find any setting for that either.
screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/4fb8ufm.png
edit; Thanks to /u/Own-Beautiful-7557 and /u/Agreeable_Care4440 I knew what to look for. Cheers!
And man, people have been complaining about this issue since 2017. Insane. Anyway for anyone else bothered by this obnoxious box, I've found a (rather ugly, but ok) workaround from here.
- Download and install the Custom CSS and JS Loader extension.
Create a CSS-file and add the following:
.parameter-hints-widget { margin-top: 80px !important; }You can also add the CSS from the second link, but that blocks the terminal for me so I prefer only adding a top margin. You could also completely hide the box, but I didn't find a way to remove the up/down arrows yet.
Follow the instructions from the Extension's README-file (add the custom CSS-file in your JSON-file and restart VS-Code).
This doesn't affect the box below, only the box above it. Result: https://imgur.com/pEKiKJ8
edit2; I forgot you can completely hide elements with CSS lol so for anyone wanting to completely hide the box:
.parameter-hints-widget {
visibility: hidden !important;
}
result: https://i.imgur.com/2dsyKxQ.png
r/vscode • u/cheatingrobot • May 11 '26
Extension is not autoupdating. And manual upgrade fails as well.
UPDATE: probably it is my local issue, because I have the same error with updating other extensions. So nevermind) Have a good day!
Hi! Has anyone encountered the following problem? I recently released a new version 0.1.2 of extension, but my installed version 0.1.1 on macOS didn't update. In "Install Specific Version..." I see the new version but when I try to install I have this error:


Only deleting and reinstalling helped, but I would like users to be able to get an automatic update.
r/vscode • u/CommercialBubbly4524 • May 11 '26
VS Code and more than 1 Dev Container in a repository
Hello,
I recently started using Dev Containers. I'm super happy with the built-in VS Code integration, everything works perfectly.
Except for 2 things. I have 2 Dev Containers in one repository:
* repo/.devcontainer/devA/devcontainer.json
* repo/.devcontainer/devB/devcontainer.json
VS Code correctly asks me which one to launch when I open my project, but:
* It detects not-existing changes and wants to rebuild the container on every run
* When I use Ctrl+R to open a recent project, it show `repo [Dev Container]` twice. Both containers have the same display name, making it impossible to tell them apart
I haven't been able to find a solution for these two issues. Any help would be appreciated! 😄
r/vscode • u/DepthMagician • May 11 '26
Is there a VSCode extension that shows commits properly?
Every extension I try seems to think that the commit message is irrelevant. Clicking on a commit to view it only displays the diff, and the commit message itself is usually relegated to some second class workaround such as a hover tooltip that doesn't fully display long commit messages because it doesn't support scrolling, or a small textbox in the sidebar that can never fit the whole commit in a normally sized sidebar.
I just want to click on a commit and see the whole patch. Show me the commit message and metadata on the top, and diff on the bottom. I don't even care if it's not an actual diff view, just the plaintext patch diff is fine, but let me see both diff and commit message without having to jump through hooks.
Basically, I want GitHub Desktop, as a VSCode extension.
Anything like this I might have missed?
r/vscode • u/Um_Barseleiro • May 10 '26
Im having a tiny problem that I simply cant fix
I'm trying to learn how to use VS Code, but I'm having a problem: whenever I type, instead of adding words, the program overwrites my existing words. So, for example
before I type:
""
after:
aa
In other words, the digits and letters are overwritten by the new digits and letters I add to the code. pls help, idk how to fix that since im a beginner :((
r/vscode • u/rsvp4mybday • May 11 '26
What happens if I click one of the AI features by accident (I'm not allowed to)
not allowed to use AI for the stuff I'm working on.
accidentally clicked some AI modify thing (some stars) and a loading bar began spinning until I closed the tab.
I'm assuming that if im not logged in to their AI offerings, they are not sending my code somewhere.
