VS Code Test CLI
Command-line test runner for VS Code extension unit and integration tests.
Testing npm MIT
How VS Code Test CLI is used
VS Code Test CLI is a dependency in 10 of the 6,208 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned, too few to describe it from them alone. Our scan also samples projects by dependency (Solana 2,661, Ethereum and EVM 1,496, 3D and games 2,818, agent frameworks and SDKs 10,983); counting those, it appears in 35 projects, and what it is used with below comes from all of them. The most used alternative in our scan is Vitest (1,278 projects). Projects that use it most often also use ESLint (94.3%), Sinon.JS (45.7%), Mocha (42.9%).
VS Code Test CLI popularity over time
Gid Score 37: downloads 57, use in agent projects 36, GitHub stars 0, downloads trend 55 (each 0-100). How it is calculated.
Often used with VS Code Test CLI
| ESLint | 94.3% of VS Code Test CLI projects · 2.6× more than average |
|---|---|
| Sinon.JS | 45.7% of VS Code Test CLI projects · 177.4× more than average |
| Mocha | 42.9% of VS Code Test CLI projects · 102.3× more than average |
| esbuild | 42.9% of VS Code Test CLI projects · 9.2× more than average |
| glob | 37.1% of VS Code Test CLI projects · 19.1× more than average |
| ws | 37.1% of VS Code Test CLI projects · 11.8× more than average |
| TypeScript | 88.6% of VS Code Test CLI projects · 1.6× more than average |
| rimraf | 34.3% of VS Code Test CLI projects · 13.5× more than average |
From all 35 projects in our scan that use VS Code Test CLI, including the dependency samples.
By coding agent
| GitHub Copilot | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list VS Code Test CLI as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install @vscode/test-cli |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (33), Go (1), Rust (1) |
| Example projects | microsoft/vscode, haystackeditor/haystack-editor, DeepMyst/Mysti, TentacleOpera/switchboard, massdo/repomix-runner |
Alternatives to VS Code Test CLI
Tools that do the same job, so a project picks one or the other. Add-ons and libraries used alongside VS Code Test CLI are not listed here; they are in "Often used with".
| Tool | Gid Score | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitest npm Next-generation testing framework powered by Vite with native ESM. |
84 | 1,278 (26.5%) | 77.5M | 17.3K | MIT |
| Jest npm Delightful JavaScript testing framework with minimal configuration. |
81 | 394 (8.2%) | 25.8M | 45.5K | MIT |
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