vscode-server

name	vscode-server
description	USE THIS SKILL for all /vscode-server:* commands
allowed-tools	Bash, Read, TaskOutput, mcp__chrome-devtools__new_page, mcp__chrome-devtools__list_pages, mcp__chrome-devtools__navigate_page, mcp__chrome-devtools__close_page

VS Code Server Skill

Manage code-server development environment for testing VS Code extensions.

Action Routing

Action	File
start	start.md
stop	stop.md
reload	reload.md
status	status.md

Read the file, then follow its instructions.

Commands

Command	Action
/vscode-server:start	start
/vscode-server:stop	stop
/vscode-server:reload [--devtools]	reload
/vscode-server:status	status

Temp Directory

Temp files are stored in /tmp/vscode-dev-<hash>/ where hash is derived from project path:

PROJECT_HASH=$(echo "$(pwd)" | md5sum | cut -c1-8)
TMP_DIR="/tmp/vscode-dev-${PROJECT_HASH}"

Files:

• $TMP_DIR/port - code-server port
• $TMP_DIR/watch.pid - watch mode PID
• $TMP_DIR/watch.log - watch mode output

Helper Scripts

• scripts/start-dev-environment.sh - Start symlink, build, watch, and code-server
• scripts/status.sh - Show status of watch mode and code-server
• scripts/stop.sh - Stop all processes and clean up temp files
• scripts/get-port.sh - Get the code-server port from temp file

DevTools Note

Chrome only allows one DevTools client at a time. If you manually open DevTools (F12) while chrome-devtools-mcp is connected, the MCP will crash/disconnect.

Workaround: Configure MCP with --devtools flag to launch Chrome with DevTools already open.