| name | vscode-ext-list-commands |
| description | List all commands registered by a VSCode extension, including hidden ones not declared in package.json. Given an extension ID (e.g. anthropic.claude-code), finds the installed extension, extracts declared commands from package.json and runtime-registered commands from extension.js. Use when the user asks: what commands does an extension have, list extension commands, find hidden commands, discover undocumented commands of a VSCode extension.
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List VSCode Extension Commands
Discover all commands registered by a VSCode extension — both declared and hidden.
Usage
python3 scripts/list_commands.py <extension-id> [--ext-base <path>]
What It Does
- Locates the extension in
~/.vscode/extensions/ (also checks Insiders and Cursor paths)
- Extracts declared commands from
package.json → contributes.commands
- Extracts runtime-registered commands from
extension.js via registerCommand("name" pattern
- Identifies hidden commands (in extension.js but not in package.json)
- Lists
contributes summary (menus, keybindings, chatSessions, chatParticipants, etc.)
Output
- Declared commands with titles
- Hidden commands (only in extension.js)
- Contributes capability map
Key Point
Many extensions register commands at runtime that don't appear in package.json. These "hidden" commands are often the most useful for programmatic integration via executeCommand.
