About vscode-release
A skill that guides the release of the VS Code extension in the current repository, from local packaging and smoke testing through publishing. It emphasizes user approval before release and reporting the version, tag, and publication outcome.
Key features
- 01Verify branch and release files
- 02Install dependencies and package VSIX
- 03Request local VS Code smoke testing
- 04Require approval before publishing
- 05Tag, push, and publish the release
Use cases
- 01Preparing a VS Code extension release
- 02Checking a packaged VSIX before publishing
- 03Publishing after explicit user approval
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ yoshiko-pg/ difit --skill vscode-releaseAfter installing, type/vscode-releasein Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEVS Code Extension Release Workflow
Follow this workflow for the current repository.
Prepare local build verification
- Verify release target files in
packages/vscodeand confirm current branch state. - Run
pnpm install --frozen-lockfile. - Run
pnpm -C packages/vscode run package. - Read
packages/vscode/package.jsonand confirm the current extension version. - Confirm the VSIX exists at
packages/vscode/difit-vscode-<version>.vsix. - Ask the user to smoke test the local VSIX install in VS Code:
- Install from VSIX.
- Confirm the
difitcommand opens review correctly. - Confirm the toolbar button/icon appears and works.
- Ask for explicit OK in Japanese before publishing.
Release after explicit OK
Treat the locally verified build result at OK time as the source of truth. Do not skip rebuilding after version changes.
- Bump extension version in
packages/vscode/package.json:pnpm -C packages/vscode version patch --no-git-tag-version
- Re-run
pnpm -C packages/vscode run packageand confirm the new VSIX filename. - Commit
packages/vscode/package.jsonwith an English message:chore(vscode): release vX.Y.Z. - Create tag
vscode-vX.Y.Z. - Push
mainand tags:git push origin main --tags. - If push is rejected by non-fast-forward:
- Run
git pull --rebase origin main. - Retry
git push origin main --tags.
- Run
- Publish to Visual Studio Marketplace:
pnpm -C packages/vscode exec vsce publish- Use the already bumped version from
packages/vscode/package.json.
Output to user
- Respond in Japanese.
- Report local build verification result, released version, created tag, and publish result.
- Mention if any recovery step was required (for example, rebase due to non-fast-forward).
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