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What does the Vscode Environment skill do?

Optimal workspace setup for productivity. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

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Is Vscode Environment free to use?

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Who published Vscode Environment?

fabioc-aloha (@fabioc-aloha) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Vscode Environment by fabioc-aloha — Agent Skill

Name: Vscode Environment
Author: fabioc-aloha

File contents

VS Code Environment Skill

Optimal workspace setup for productivity.

Essential Extensions

Category	Extensions
AI	GitHub Copilot, Copilot Chat
Git	GitLens, Git Graph
Markdown	Markdown All in One, markdownlint
Format	Prettier, EditorConfig
Diagrams	Mermaid Preview, Draw.io

Workspace Settings

{
  "editor.formatOnSave": true,
  "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
  "editor.rulers": [80, 120],
  "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true,
  "files.insertFinalNewline": true,
  "editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": true,
  "editor.guides.bracketPairs": true
}

extensions.json

{
  "recommendations": [
    "github.copilot",
    "github.copilot-chat",
    "eamodio.gitlens",
    "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
    "davidanson.vscode-markdownlint"
  ]
}

launch.json Patterns

Type	Use
Node.js	`"type": "node"`
TypeScript	`"type": "node", "preLaunchTask": "tsc"`
Extension	`"type": "extensionHost"`
Python	`"type": "debugpy"`

tasks.json Patterns

{
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "tasks": [
    {
      "label": "build",
      "type": "npm",
      "script": "compile",
      "problemMatcher": "$tsc"
    }
  ]
}

Workspace Structure

.vscode/
├── settings.json      # Workspace settings
├── extensions.json    # Recommended extensions
├── launch.json        # Debug configs
├── tasks.json         # Build tasks
└── *.code-snippets    # Custom snippets

Multi-Root Workspaces

{
  "folders": [
    { "path": "frontend" },
    { "path": "backend" }
  ],
  "settings": {}
}

Per-Language Settings

{
  "[markdown]": {
    "editor.wordWrap": "on",
    "editor.quickSuggestions": false
  },
  "[typescript]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
  }
}

---name: vscode-environmentdescription: Optimal workspace setup for productivity.---# VS Code Environment Skill> Optimal workspace setup for productivity.## Essential Extensions| Category | Extensions || -------- | ---------- || AI | GitHub Copilot, Copilot Chat || Git | GitLens, Git Graph || Markdown | Markdown All in One, markdownlint || Format | Prettier, EditorConfig || Diagrams | Mermaid Preview, Draw.io |## Workspace Settings```json{ "editor.formatOnSave": true, "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode", "editor.rulers": [80, 120], "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true, "files.insertFinalNewline": true, "editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": true, "editor.guides.bracketPairs": true}```## extensions.json```json{ "recommendations": [ "github.copilot", "github.copilot-chat", "eamodio.gitlens", "esbenp.prettier-vscode", "davidanson.vscode-markdownlint" ]}```## launch.json Patterns| Type | Use || ---- | --- || Node.js | `"type": "node"` || TypeScript | `"type": "node", "preLaunchTask": "tsc"` || Extension | `"type": "extensionHost"` || Python | `"type": "debugpy"` |## tasks.json Patterns```json{ "version": "2.0.0", "tasks": [ { "label": "build", "type": "npm", "script": "compile", "problemMatcher": "$tsc" } ]}```## Workspace Structure```text.vscode/├── settings.json # Workspace settings├── extensions.json # Recommended extensions├── launch.json # Debug configs├── tasks.json # Build tasks└── *.code-snippets # Custom snippets```## Multi-Root Workspaces```json{ "folders": [ { "path": "frontend" }, { "path": "backend" } ], "settings": {}}```## Per-Language Settings```json{ "[markdown]": { "editor.wordWrap": "on", "editor.quickSuggestions": false }, "[typescript]": { "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode" }}```

Frequently asked questions

Vscode Environment