PowerShell/vscode-powershell

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Provides PowerShell language and debugging support for Visual Studio Code

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Forks: 548
Open beginner issues: 1
Indexed issues: 345

Dominant language: TypeScript
License: MIT
Last GitHub push: Aug 21, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
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345 open issues indexed

FabricBot config is broken Open

Area-Tech Debt Issue-Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#4583 · Opened May 19, 2023
Cannot Set Breakpoints When Remote Debugging PowerShell Open

Area-Debugging Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#4531 · 7 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 20, 2023
Replace custom logger with tslog Open

Area-Logging Issue-Enhancement

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#4522 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Apr 17, 2023
Add support for remote development on Windows Sandbox Open

Feature: VS Code Issue-Enhancement

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#4495 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 4, 2023
PowerShell attach removes existing breakpoints in attached session Open

Area-Debugging Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 32/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#4489 · 21 comments · Opened Apr 2, 2023
Plumb PowerShell Feedback providers into editor experience of VS Code Open

Area-psEditor Issue-Enhancement

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#4484 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Mar 29, 2023
Feature Request: Bring Invoke-PSScriptAnalyzer to PowerShell Command Palate Open

Area-Script Analysis Issue-Enhancement Up for Grabs

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#4444 · 1 comment · Opened Mar 5, 2023
Casting problems in Visual Studio Code Windows Powershell 5.1 terminal Open

Bug: PowerShell 5.1 Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 28/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#4426 · 4 comments · Opened Feb 18, 2023
Problems tab does not include all problems reported by PSScriptAnalyzer Open

Area-Script Analysis Issue-Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#4421 · 4 comments · Opened Feb 15, 2023
Feature Request: Make the PowerShell Extension profile available as a profile. Open

Area-Extension Terminal Issue-Enhancement

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#4412 · 6 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Feb 13, 2023
Install-VSCode.ps1 fails when run as documented in ReadMe.md Open

Area-Documentation Issue-Bug

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#4403 · 6 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Feb 3, 2023
Prioritize PowerShell autocomplete to top of suggestions list Open

Area-IntelliSense Issue-Enhancement Up for Grabs

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 32/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#4352 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Dec 30, 2022
RFC: Change Pipeline Indentation Style default from `NoIndentation` to `IncreaseIndentationForFirstPipeline` Open

Area-Code Formatting Issue-Discussion

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 45/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#4296 · 3 comments · 8 reactions · Opened Dec 1, 2022
not using the Legacy Psreadline experience leads to "custom key handler"-error Open

Area-PSReadLine Bug: PowerShell 5.1 Issue-Bug

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#4196 · 17 comments · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened Oct 2, 2022
Problems appear only when file is highlighted Open

Area-Script Analysis Issue-Bug

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#4113 · 9 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 6, 2022
Please allow me to change the terminal theme/colors programmatically Open

Issue-Enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#4075 · 3 comments · Opened Jul 13, 2022
Please support programmatic open-file at custom line number/position (for programmatic go-to-definition scenario) Open

Area-psEditor Issue-Enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 32/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#4070 · 3 comments · Opened Jul 11, 2022
Syntax-based code folding unavailable in virtual workspaces Open

Area-Folding Bug: VS Code Pending: External

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#4051 · 26 comments · 1 reaction · 2 assignees · Opened Jun 27, 2022
Feature Request: Integrate Inline Completions API with Predictive Intellisense Open

Area-IntelliSense Issue-Enhancement

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#4019 · 3 comments · Opened Jun 10, 2022
Parameter Completion Codelens should automatically switch to the current matching ParameterSet Open

Area-IntelliSense Feature: VS Code Issue-Enhancement Up for Grabs

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#4001 · 2 comments · 2 reactions · Opened May 26, 2022
Interactive Session Debug "stops" after single command entry Open

Area-Debugging Area-Extension Terminal Issue-Bug

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3998 · 7 comments · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened May 22, 2022
Semantic Highlighting: Namespace types incorrectly highlighted as functions Open

Area-Semantic Highlighting Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3997 · Opened May 21, 2022
Semantic Highlighting Meta Issue Open

Area-Semantic Highlighting Issue-Bug

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3982 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · Opened May 13, 2022
Clear of console and content vanishing after resize Open

Area-UI Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3970 · 5 comments · Opened May 11, 2022
Cannot get path of running script in $MyInvocation.InvocationName Open

Area-Debugging Bug: PowerShell 5.1 Bug: PowerShell Core Issue-Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3959 · 19 comments · Opened May 8, 2022
Enhancement: Text Editor Drop API support for .ps1/.psm1 files Open

Area-UI Feature: VS Code Issue-Enhancement Up for Grabs

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3958 · Opened May 7, 2022
Formatting an It block with unbalanced spacing causes issues Open

Area-Code Formatting Issue-Bug

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3947 · 15 comments · 1 assignee · Opened May 2, 2022
Comment-Based Help after function name indents improperly on "Format Document" Open

Area-Code Formatting Issue-Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3926 · 7 comments · Opened Apr 19, 2022
Adding an attribute to a variable prevents its appearance in the Outline Open

Area-UI Issue-Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3913 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 10, 2022
Extension preloads DLLs even tho the modules are not used Open

Area-Symbols & References Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3912 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 10, 2022
`pwsh.exe` `$env:PSModulePath` Retained In 5.1 Console When `code.cmd` Called From `pwsh.exe` Open

Area-Startup Bug: PowerShell 5.1 Issue-Bug

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3886 · 14 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Mar 23, 2022
Detect and Narrow Parameter Sets based on parameters Open

Issue-Enhancement Up for Grabs

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3880 · 4 comments · Opened Mar 16, 2022
When using F8 colors are not preserved in the console Open

Area-Code Formatting Issue-Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3851 · 8 comments · Opened Feb 25, 2022
Add Telemetry for command palette commands Open

Issue-Enhancement

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3826 · Opened Feb 11, 2022
PSES Additional Telemetry for Preformance Metrics Open

Issue-Enhancement

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3825 · Opened Feb 11, 2022
Parameter Intellisense should include parameter aliases Open

Area-IntelliSense Issue-Enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3798 · 3 comments · Opened Jan 29, 2022
no tab complete for predefined cmdlet param values Open

Area-psEditor Issue-Enhancement

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3753 · 5 comments · Opened Jan 6, 2022
'Safe handle has been closed' when stopping debugger while in a dynamicparam section in v2.2 Open

Area-Debugging Issue-Bug

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3751 · 14 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Dec 23, 2021
Have a tree sitter grammar to unlock better Powershell experience in VS Code web Open

Area-Engine Area-Symbols & References Issue-Enhancement

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3714 · 7 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Dec 7, 2021
Command Explorer use -ShowWindow option Open

Area-Command Explorer Issue-Enhancement Up for Grabs

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3688 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Nov 12, 2021
VS Code makes no progress when trying to debug a PS script when there's an invalid "watch" variable set Open

Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3621 · 4 comments · Opened Oct 18, 2021
Enable partial support in untrusted workspaces Open

Area-Workspaces Issue-Enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3417 · 2 comments · Opened Jun 15, 2021
Need to be able to debug powershell inline script block jobs Open

Area-Debugging Issue-Bug

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3401 · 7 comments · Opened Jun 7, 2021
Start-Job -PSVersion 5.1 does not include the Windows Powershell module user path when run in PSIC terminal Open

Area-Extension Terminal Issue-Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3399 · 4 comments · Opened Jun 7, 2021
Debug PSTask PSInvalidOperationException Open

Area-Debugging Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3363 · 2 comments · Opened May 22, 2021
"The PowerShell session has terminated due to an error" when closing Visual Studio Code Open

Area-Engine Area-Extension Terminal Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3330 · 2 comments · Opened May 3, 2021
Adding Predictive IntelliSense to PowerShell VSCode Extension Open

Area-IntelliSense Issue-Enhancement

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3301 · 8 comments · 5 reactions · Opened Apr 20, 2021
Text colors in editor sometimes randomly change when scrolling Open

Area-UI Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3295 · 8 comments · Opened Apr 14, 2021
Debugger - Hovering over global variables and script variables doesn't show values Open

Area-Debugging Issue-Bug Up for Grabs

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3280 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 8, 2021
F8 should Support Here String Open

Area-Extension Terminal Issue-Enhancement

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

PowerShell/vscode-powershell#3242 · 4 comments · Opened Mar 13, 2021

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