Can you walk me through the basic steps for building and publishing a custom VS Code extension without losing my sanity
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Can you walk me through the basic steps for building and publishing a custom VS Code extension without losing my sanity
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
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OBSERVEDInstruction
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (1)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
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- Visual Studio Code · code.visualstudio.com
- Node.js · nodejs.org
- Git · git-scm.com
- Your First Extension · code.visualstudio.com
- vscode-docs/api/working-with-extensions/publishing-extension.md at main · microsoft/vscode-docs · github.com
- Publishing Extensions · code.visualstudio.com
- Visual Studio Marketplace – Manage Publishers · marketplace.visualstudio.com
- Publishing Extensions · afd-vscode-site-fd-prod-dvgdfjcmaka5a3fq.z01.azurefd.net
- Extension Manifest · code.visualstudio.com
- Extension API · code.visualstudio.com
- Publishing Guide · code.visualstudio.com
- Testing Guide · code.visualstudio.com