drivable-vscode

name	drivable-vscode
description	Operate a real VS Code instance through drivable-vscode. Use for drivable VS Code, exploratory testing, customer bug reproduction, feature verification, screenshots, videos, or other evidence from VS Code.
review	never

drivable-vscode

Remote visual presence and operation in a running VS Code instance.

Setup

From repo root:

npm install
npm run compile -w @salesforce/drivable-vscode

start runs the cached vscode:package graph before VSIX launch. For faster source iteration, run npm run vscode:bundle, then start with extensionMode: "dev".

Claude Code

claude mcp add --scope local drivable-vscode -- ./packages/drivable-vscode/bin/drivable-vscode-mcp.js
claude mcp get drivable-vscode

Restart Claude Code after adding the server. Check /mcp when tools are unavailable.

OpenCode

Add to opencode.jsonc:

{
  "mcp": {
    "drivable-vscode": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": ["./packages/drivable-vscode/bin/drivable-vscode-mcp.js"],
      "enabled": true,
      "timeout": 10000
    }
  }
}

Restart OpenCode. Verify with opencode mcp list.

Cursor

cursor --add-mcp '{"name":"drivable-vscode","command":"./packages/drivable-vscode/bin/drivable-vscode-mcp.js"}'

Or add the same command under mcpServers.drivable-vscode in .cursor/mcp.json. Restart Cursor, then enable drivable-vscode under Settings > Tools & MCP.

Choose Workflow

Scripted

Use for repeatable checks or a scenario matrix. Drive MCP with a client, assert observations, always call finish.

Validated example:

npm run vscode:bundle
node packages/drivable-vscode/scripts/drivable-vscode-example.mjs

Example source: packages/drivable-vscode/scripts/drivable-vscode-example.mjs.

Agent-Driven

Use for open-ended goals, exploratory testing, bug reproduction, or evidence capture.

1. Call start with the goal. Add orgAlias only when the scenario needs an authenticated org.
2. Call observe; inspect screenshot plus ARIA/text state.
3. Choose 1 action justified by that observation.
4. Call act with the latest observation sequence.
5. Wait with waitForText for a specific expected transition; never sleep or retry blindly.
6. Call observe again.
7. Repeat until the goal passes, fails, or reaches a documented limitation.
8. Call add_finding immediately for each defect, including reproduction steps and evidence paths.
9. Call finish; report the artifact directory and relevant screenshots/video.

Prompt example:

Use drivable-vscode to reproduce the reported deploy-command failure. Explore the workflow from a clean VS Code session, record defects as findings, and finish with screenshot/video evidence and exact reproduction steps.

Rules

• 1 server process owns at most 1 active session. Call finish before starting another.
• Observe before every action; stale sequences fail by design.
• Prefer role/name actions and command titles visible in the latest observation.
• Treat unexpected UI and tool errors as evidence, not signals to improvise fallback selectors.
• finish on success and failure; it saves final screenshot, video, action log, console log, findings, and summary.
• Text artifacts redact common credentials. Screenshots/video do not; avoid displaying secrets.
• Native OS dialogs and external windows are outside drivable-vscode control.