vscode-config

VS Code settings precedence follows Default, User, Remote, Workspace, then Workspace Folder layers, meaning workspace folder values override user settings unless a setting's declared scope restricts it. Check remote settings layers and enterprise policy overrides if values still fail to apply.

Cursor, VSCodium, Windsurf, and Insiders store user configuration in variant-specific directories that differ from standard VS Code paths. You need authoritative OS-specific file-location knowledge to find user files, named profiles, argv.json, and extensions folders accurately.

Migrate VS Code settings to variants like Windsurf by mapping the correct cross-variant file locations for user data, profiles, and extensions folders, then validating the JSONC configuration files to ensure format compatibility before loading them in the new editor.

VS Code settings.json uses JSONC (JSON with Comments) format, which standard JSON validators will reject. You need JSONC-aware parsing and validation tools to correctly audit, diff, and validate VS Code configuration files without failing on trailing commas or comments.

Debug launch.json and tasks.json in multi-root workspaces by organizing workspace file structures correctly and verifying that per-project .vscode/ configurations do not conflict with workspace folder precedence layers. Use bundled auditing tools to validate the JSONC syntax.

Enterprise policy can override VS Code workspace settings by enforcing machine or application scoped configurations at a higher precedence layer. Check your OS-specific policy files and remote settings layers to diagnose why local configuration changes are not taking effect.