VS Code Extension Discovery
Extension discovery and management workflow for the VS Code Marketplace Gallery API. Enables searching for extensions by keyword, tag, or category; retrieving publisher details; and downloading VSIX packages. Used by developer tooling, IDE integrations, and automation workflows that manage VS Code extension ecosystems.
What You Can Do
MCP Tools
search-extensions
Search VS Code Marketplace for extensions by keyword, tag, or category. Returns extension metadata, install counts, and ratings.
search-extensions-by-tag
Search VS Code Marketplace for extensions with a specific tag.
search-extensions-by-category
Search VS Code Marketplace for extensions in a specific category (e.g., Debuggers, Themes, Linters).
get-extension-by-id
Get details for a specific VS Code extension by its publisher.name ID (e.g., ms-python.python).
get-publisher
Get information about a VS Code extension publisher, including their extensions.
search-trending-extensions
Find the most popular and trending VS Code extensions sorted by install count.