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"
}
}
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