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MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/heap-snapshot-analysis/SKILL.md
Analyze V8 heap snapshots to investigate memory leaks and retention issues. Use when given .heapsnapshot files, asked to compare before/after snapshots, asked to find what retains objects, or investigating why objects survive GC. Provides snapshot parsing, comparison, retainer-path helpers, and scratchpad scripts.
Steady+17 stars this week
5 projects use a version of this
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/hover/SKILL.md
Use when adding, changing, or reviewing hovers or tooltips on VS Code widgets and UI elements, including buttons, actions, toolbars, lists, and trees. Covers custom versus native tooltips, hoverDelegate placement, HoverStyle, pointers, IHoverService delayed hovers, groupId, and shared instant-hover behavior across adjacent widgets.
Steady+17 stars this week
No other project uses it yet
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/integrated-browser/SKILL.md
Use this when working on the VS Code integrated browser ("browserView") to understand its architecture and mental model. Covers the embedded Chromium browser, its editor tab, navigation, overlay/layout, sessions, and agent browser tools under `src/vs/platform/browserView` and `src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView`.
Steady+17 stars this week
1 project uses a version of this
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/integration-tests/SKILL.md
Use when running integration tests in the VS Code repo. Covers scripts/test-integration.sh (macOS/Linux) and scripts/test-integration.bat (Windows), their supported arguments for filtering, and the difference between node.js integration tests and extension host tests.
Steady+17 stars this week
15 projects use a version of this
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/issue-grouping/SKILL.md
Group similar issues.
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No other project uses it yet
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/memory-leak-audit/SKILL.md
Audit code for memory leaks and disposable issues. Use when reviewing event listeners, DOM handlers, lifecycle callbacks, or fixing leak reports. Covers addDisposableListener, Event.once, MutableDisposable, DisposableStore, and onWillDispose patterns.
Steady+17 stars this week
8 projects use a version of this
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/migrate-issues/SKILL.md
migrate GitHub issues from one repository to another
No other project uses it yet
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/otel/SKILL.md
OpenTelemetry guidance for VS Code agent experiences. Use when changing Agent Host telemetry, local Copilot Chat telemetry, provider-native spans or metrics, OTel settings and managed policy, trace persistence/export, or monitoring documentation.
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/policy-and-managed-settings/SKILL.md
Use whenever adding, modifying, or reviewing any Copilot, agent, LLM, AI, tool, permission, sandbox, MCP, model, telemetry, feature-gate, setting, configuration, or enterprise control—especially anything an organization or administrator may need to manage. Start here to decide whether it belongs in runtime managed settings, a typed SDK contract, VS Code configuration policy, extension policy, or a split implementation. Run on every new Copilot/agent/LLM control and ANY change that adds a `policy:` field.
Steady+17 stars this week
1 project uses a version of this
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/sessions/SKILL.md
Core principles and workflow router for changes to the Agents Window under src/vs/sessions.
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MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/setup-environment/SKILL.md
First Time Setup
Steady+17 stars this week
7 projects use a version of this
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/smoke-tests/SKILL.md
Use when running VS Code smoke tests or working on smoke-test CI steps. Covers pnpm run smoketest / smoketest-no-compile, grep filtering tests, and a temporary repeat-loop technique for tracking down flaky smoke tests in CI.
Steady+17 stars this week
5 projects use a version of this
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/sweeper-implement/SKILL.md
Implement a VS Code Sweeper agent-ready issue — fetch the sweeper's review record from its state repo, implement the change in the current vscode checkout from the review's brief (an implement-ready record) or from an approved sweeper-plan file, validate the diff against it, and — after the maintainer has reviewed the changes in their editor — open a draft PR. Use ONLY when the request explicitly asks for the sweeper — "sweeper-implement", "sweeper", "vscodesweeper", a sweeper record, an agent-ready issue, or a sweeper brief — or asks to implement a sweeper plan ("implement plan <n>", a `.sweeper/plans/issue-<n>.md` file). Do NOT use for a plain "fix this issue" request that doesn't mention the sweeper; fix those directly with your normal tools instead.
Steady+17 stars this week
No other project uses it yet
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/sweeper-plan/SKILL.md
Plan a VS Code Sweeper agent-ready issue with the maintainer — fetch the sweeper's review record from its state repo, put the review's open decisions to the maintainer, and write a plan file (.sweeper/plans/issue-<n>.md) for them to edit in their editor; it writes no code and ends there — the sweeper-implement skill implements the approved plan. Use ONLY when the request explicitly asks for the sweeper plan — "sweeper-plan", "plan … with the sweeper", a sweeper record or agent-ready issue to plan first. Do NOT use for a plain planning request that doesn't mention the sweeper.
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/symbolicate-crash-dump/SKILL.md
Symbolicate a native VS Code crash dump (.dmp) using electron-minidump. Use when given a crash dump file, asked to symbolicate a crash, resolve missing method names in a native crash backtrace, or attach Electron/Insiders/Stable symbol files. VS Code team members only; requires macOS or Linux.
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/unit-tests/SKILL.md
Use when running unit tests in the VS Code repo. Covers the runTests tool, scripts/test.sh (macOS/Linux) and scripts/test.bat (Windows), and their supported arguments for filtering, globbing, and debugging tests.
Steady+17 stars this week
16 projects use a version of this
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/update-instructions/SKILL.md
update-instructions
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/update-screenshots/SKILL.md
Update the committed blocks-ci screenshot hashes after the "Screenshots & Tests" check fails, or investigate a screenshot diff reported on a PR. Use when asked to update, accept, or refresh component screenshot baselines from CI. This skill should be run as a subagent.
Steady+17 stars this week
5 projects use a version of this
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/ux-css-layout/SKILL.md
VS Code CSS conventions, file organization, class naming, standard sizes, SplitView/Grid layout, scrollable content, responsive layout, and text overflow/ellipsis patterns. Use when writing CSS, building layouts, or fixing text truncation issues.
Steady+17 stars this week
2 projects use a version of this
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/ux-theming/SKILL.md
VS Code theming, color tokens, widget styles, focus indicators, and high-contrast theme support. Use when registering colors, styling widgets with theme tokens, or ensuring HC/focus compliance.
Steady+17 stars this week
2 projects use a version of this
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