Can a VS Code extension access files on my computer and what security permissions do I need to worry about when building one?
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Can a VS Code extension access files on my computer and what security permissions do I need to worry about when building one?
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Visual Studio Code extension API security workspace trust filesystem access extension host permissions official documentationGoogle ↗
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Visual Studio Code extension API security workspace trust filesystem access extension host permissions official documentation Google ↗
- Extension runtime security · code.visualstudio.com
- Extension Host · code.visualstudio.com
- Supporting Remote Development and GitHub Codespaces · code.visualstudio.com
- Workspace Trust Extension Guide · code.visualstudio.com
- Workspace Trust · code.visualstudio.com
- VS Code API · code.visualstudio.com
- Virtual Workspaces · code.visualstudio.com