create-vscode-extension

name	create-vscode-extension
description	Scaffold a new VS Code extension project with GitHub repository. Use when the user wants to create a VS Code extension, start a new extension project, or set up a vscode extension.

Create VS Code Extension

Scaffold a complete VS Code extension using https://github.com/mskelton/vscode-notify as a template.

Required Information

• Title: Extension name (repo will be vscode-{title})
• Description: Brief description of what the extension does

Setup Steps

1. Fetch Reference Files from https://github.com/mskelton/vscode-notify:

   • .github/workflows/build.yml
   • .gitignore
   • .prettierignore
   • .prettierrc
   • eslint.config.mjs
   • package.json
   • tsconfig.json

2. Create Project Directory: vscode-{title}

3. Create Files:

   • Copy config files from reference
   • Adapt package.json with new title, description, and repository URL
   • Create README.md and src/extension.ts from templates below

4. Initialize Git and GitHub:

   git init
   git add .
   git commit -m "Initial commit"
   gh auth switch -u mskelton
   gh repo create vscode-{title} --description "{description}" --public --source . --remote origin --push
   

File Templates

src/extension.ts

import * as vscode from "vscode"

export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
  console.log('Congratulations, your extension "{title}" is now active!')

  const disposable = vscode.commands.registerCommand(
    "{title}.helloWorld",
    () => {
      vscode.window.showInformationMessage("Hello World from {title}!")
    },
  )

  context.subscriptions.push(disposable)
}

export function deactivate() {
  console.log('Your extension "{title}" is now deactivated!')
}

README.md

# {title}

{description}

## Features

Describe specific features of your extension including screenshots.

## Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

- `{title}.thing`: Set to `blah` to do something

Output Format

After creation, provide:

• Extension name and GitHub repository URL
• List of created files
• Next steps: cd, npm install, code ., ext-pub
• Development commands: npm run package, npm run watch, npm run lint