vscode-extension-guide SKILL.md skillA
vscode-extension-guide from aktsmm/agent-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add aktsmm/agent-skills/vscode-extension-guide@git:20261023.7ab927aPins git:20261023.7ab927a in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- aktsmm/agent-skills
- Path
vscode-extension-guide/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 14
- Latest version
- git:20261023.7ab927a, committed Oct 23, 2026
- First version recorded
- Jul 5, 2026
- Size
- 12,415 bytes
- Repository stars
- 26
- License
- a license file GitHub does not identify
Guide for creating VS Code extensions and plugins from scratch through Marketplace publication. Use when developing a VS Code extension/plugin, adding commands or keybindings, building TreeView or Webview UI, publishing to Marketplace, or troubleshooting activation and packaging issues.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# VS Code Extension Guide Create, develop, and publish VS Code extensions. For extensions with a management UI, default to a dedicated Activity Bar icon and sidebar unless another entry point is explicitly chosen. A Marketplace `icon` alone does not create that navigation; use the TreeView reference below. For user-facing extensions, provide a clearly labeled bug-report/feature-request entry in the primary sidebar or management UI and a Command Palette fallback; a README or Marketplace link alone is insufficient. Preview minimal, non-sensitive metadata before opening a fixed feedback destination; leave submission to the user and never auto-attach prompts, raw logs, secrets or private paths. ## When to Use - **VS Code extension**, **extension development**, **vscode plugin** - Creating a new VS Code extension from scratch - Adding commands, keybindings, or settings to an extension - Publishing to VS Code Marketplace ## Quick Start ```bash # Scaffold new extension (recommended) npm install -g yo generator-code yo code # Or minimal manual setup mkdir my-extension && cd my-extension npm init -y && npm install -D typescript @types/vscode ``` ## Project Structure ``` …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add aktsmm/agent-skills/vscode-extension-guide@sha256:f936565ee3956f02The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261023.7ab927a, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_gllcn6cscbl3hoev)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 14 versions of this file, between Jul 5, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026, about one every 8 days.
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| git:20261023.7ab927a latest | 2026-10-23 | 7ab927a | 12,415 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261022.387b228 | 2026-10-22 | 387b228 | 11,923 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261021.bbb0d5d | 2026-10-21 | bbb0d5d | 11,695 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261020.5e22887 | 2026-10-20 | 5e22887 | 11,641 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261004.e1c4ed1 | 2026-10-04 | e1c4ed1 | 11,293 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260923.7ae9078 | 2026-09-23 | 7ae9078 | 10,828 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260922.6945f75 | 2026-09-22 | 6945f75 | 10,730 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260920.f6f33a6 | 2026-09-20 | f6f33a6 | 10,246 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260914.887c127 | 2026-09-14 | 887c127 | 9,992 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260914.a98e723 | 2026-09-14 | a98e723 | 9,003 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260809.21ece62 | 2026-08-09 | 21ece62 | 8,723 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260709.e6b8215 | 2026-07-09 | e6b8215 | 7,510 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260707.c54c6eb | 2026-07-07 | c54c6eb | 8,753 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260705.848fd9b | 2026-07-05 | 848fd9b | 7,882 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
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Source
aktsmm/agent-skills · 26 stars · license a license file GitHub does not identify · pushed 2026-11-04 · branch master
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_gllcn6cscbl3hoev GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=aktsmm/agent-skills/vscode-extension-guide GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/f936565ee3956f0299b3e9047c64ba507a0939a83db533a2ea51dc376816111a
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Guides: the SKILL.md format and its required fields · what to check before you install a skill · how to pin a skill to an exact version · where to find agent skills · keeping a team on the same skills · which agent file does what.