arch-vscode

name	arch-vscode
description	VSCode extension starter using reactive-vscode and tsdown. Use when scaffolding or maintaining a VSCode extension with reactive APIs, CJS build, and vscode-ext-gen.
metadata	{"author":"hairy","version":"2026.2.1","source":"Generated from https://github.com/antfu/starter-vscode, scripts located at https://github.com/antfu/skills"}

arch-vscode is a VSCode extension starter (based on antfu/starter-vscode) that uses reactive-vscode for reactive APIs and composables, tsdown for a single CJS bundle, and vscode-ext-gen for type-safe contributes metadata. It provides a minimal, opinionated setup: defineExtension entry, defineConfig/defineLogger, Extension Host debugging, and vsce/vsxpub for packaging and publishing.

The skill is based on starter-vscode (arch-vscode source), generated at 2026-01-30.

Recommended practices:

• Keep contributes and generated meta in sync via pnpm update (or Run on Save)
• Use reactive-vscode composables for state and disposables; use CJS build with external vscode
• Prefer onCommand activation when possible

Core References

Topic	Description	Reference
Overview	Project purpose, structure, when to use	core-overview
Extension Entry	defineExtension, activate, deactivate	core-extension-entry
Config	defineConfig, generated scoped config	core-config
Logging	defineLogger, displayName	core-logging
tsdown Build	CJS, external vscode, build:prepare hook	core-tsdown-build
Scripts	build, dev, update, release, ext:package, ext:publish	core-scripts
Contributes	commands, configuration, activationEvents	core-contributes
Development	launch.json, tasks.json, Extension Host	core-development
CI	GitHub Actions workflow — lint, typecheck, build, test	core-ci

Best Practices

Topic	Description	Reference
VSCode Extension	entry, contributes, meta, activation, publish	best-practices-vscode-ext