microsoftOfficial·65 Agent Skills Included

vscode

AI agent skills for building, testing, and debugging VS Code

Equips AI coding agents to work on the VS Code codebase end to end. Covers running unit, integration, and smoke tests, fixing CI failures, analyzing crash dumps, heap snapshots, and CPU profiles, and auditing memory leaks. Includes skills for CSS layout, theming, accessibility, and agent customization so changes follow VS Code conventions without manual ramp-up.

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npx skills add microsoft/vscode --all -g -y

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Directs AI coding agents working in the VS Code codebase to the central Copilot instructions file for architecture, coding guidelines, and validation steps.

All Skills in This Repository (65)

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launch

Launch Code OSS with debugging and automate its UI via Chrome DevTools Protocol.

memory-leak-audit

Audit code for memory leaks and disposable issues in event listeners and lifecycle callbacks.

add-policy

Manage VS Code configuration policy lifecycle and export platform-specific artifacts.

component-fixtures

Create and manage UI component fixtures for visual screenshot testing in VS Code.

author-contributions

Identify files an author contributed to on a branch, tracing renames.

azure-pipelines

Queue, monitor, and cancel Azure DevOps pipeline builds via Azure CLI.

agent-sessions-layout

Define and enforce structural layout and part visibility for the Agent Sessions workbench.

hygiene

Validate staged files against VS Code hygiene standards with the build/hygiene.ts script.

sessions

Document the Agent Sessions window architecture and development guidelines in VS Code.

tool-rename-deprecation

Validate renamed tool references preserve backward compatibility via legacy arrays.

accessibility

Implement accessibility features for VS Code UI components with ARIA and keyboard navigation.

fix-errors

Trace data flow through call stacks to diagnose unhandled VS Code telemetry errors.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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How to install vscode?▼

Run `npx skills add microsoft/vscode --all -g -y` in your terminal to install all skills in this suite globally.

What do the VS Code agent skills do?▼

They teach AI agents how to build, test, and debug the VS Code codebase, including running test suites, fixing CI failures, and following project conventions.

Can AI agents run VS Code tests with these skills?▼

Yes. Dedicated skills cover unit tests, integration tests, smoke tests, and flaky test diagnosis with the exact commands and filtering options agents need.

How do these skills help debug VS Code performance?▼

Skills like heap-snapshot-analysis, cpu-profile-analysis, and chat-perf guide agents through capturing and comparing memory and CPU profiles to find leaks and regressions.

Do these skills work with Claude Code and other agents?▼

Yes. All skills follow the standard SKILL.md format and work in Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor, and other compatible AI coding agents.