Package Git-Ape as a VS Code extension (VSIX)#54
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- Add extension/package.template.json with VS Code manifest declaring all agents and skills - Add extension/.vscodeignore to exclude build-only files from VSIX - Add git-ape-build.yml workflow for PR builds (packages VSIX as artifact) - Update git-ape-release.yml to package VSIX and upload to GitHub Release - Update .gitignore with extension build artifacts and docs/docusaurus/ Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/Azure/git-ape/sessions/9de131a3-c177-497d-9325-a5082490e66f Co-authored-by: arnaudlh <20535201+arnaudlh@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Add CI/CD workflows to package Git-Ape as a VS Code extension
Package Git-Ape as a VS Code extension (VSIX)
May 6, 2026
- chatAgents/chatSkills entries use { "path": ... } shape per VS Code
chat extension spec; previous {id,name,description,instructions} shape
was rejected by the runtime
- add extensionKind: [workspace, ui] so the extension activates in
remote/workspace contexts
- bump engines.vscode to ^1.106.1 (chat contributions require 1.106+)
- bump Node to 22 in build and release workflows to match staging
Verified locally: vsce packages 49 files / 1.92 MB with correct schema.
… Marketplace - set publisher ID to Git-APE in package.template.json - add 'Publish to VS Code Marketplace' step to release workflow using vsce publish with VSCE_PAT secret - step is gated on non-prerelease tags only and gracefully skips when VSCE_PAT is not configured Requires repo secret VSCE_PAT (Azure DevOps PAT with Marketplace>Manage scope) on Azure/git-ape.
… step The line was leftover from a copy-paste — TAG is not in the publish step's env scope, and the VSIX is already uploaded to the GitHub release in the prior 'Upload VSIX to release' step.
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Adopts Microsoft's official pre-release channel model: - Even minor (0.0.x, 0.2.x, 0.4.x, ...) -> Release channel - Odd minor (0.1.x, 0.3.x, 0.5.x, ...) -> Pre-Release channel (--pre-release) Removes the previous prerelease gate (which used semver -suffix to skip publishing entirely). Semver pre-release suffixes are still skipped because the VS Code Marketplace rejects them outright. Reference: https://code.visualstudio.com/api/working-with-extensions/publishing-extension#prerelease-extensions
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Adds CI/CD workflows and extension scaffolding to package Git-Ape as a distributable VSIX, enabling direct installation in VS Code instead of requiring a repo clone.
Extension manifest
extension/package.template.json— declares all 8 chat agents and 13 chat skills, publisherazure, categoryChatextension/.vscodeignore— excludes build-only files from the packaged VSIXpackage.template.jsonis the source of truth; gets copied topackage.json(gitignored) at build time with version stamped inWorkflows
git-ape-build.yml— runs on PRs touching agents/skills/plugin/extension files. Assembles payload (copiesLICENSE,APE.png,.github/intoextension/), packages VSIX, uploads as artifact.git-ape-release.yml— extended to assemble the extension, stamp the tag version intopackage.jsonviajq, package VSIX, and upload it to the GitHub Release alongside release notes..gitignore
extension/package.json,extension/*.vsix,extension/.github/,extension/LICENSE,extension/APE.png,node_modules/docs/docusaurus/Build flow
Both workflows pass actionlint. Local VSIX build verified (49 files, ~1.9 MB).