Publishing

Preflight

vsceasy publish init

This ensures a README, CHANGELOG, an icon placeholder, the required package.json fields, and runs a dry-run vsce ls so you see exactly what would ship. See publish init.

Package

bun run package

Builds a production bundle (build:prod) and runs vsce package --no-dependencies, producing a .vsix.

Install locally

Test the packaged extension before publishing:

• In VS Code: Extensions: Install from VSIX… and pick the generated file.
• Or code --install-extension your-extension-x.y.z.vsix.

Publish

Use the vsce CLI with a publisher token:

npx vsce publish

Caution

Make sure publisher in package.json matches a publisher you control on the marketplace, and bump the version before each publish.

Checklist

• publisher, version, repository, categories set
• icon present and referenced
• README + CHANGELOG accurate
• vsceasy doctor is clean
• tested the .vsix locally