Downloading web extensions with CLI errors
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Description
## OS/Web Information
- Web Browser: Chrome
- Local OS: macOS
- Remote OS: macOS
- Remote Architecture: N/A
- `code-server --version`: 4.0.1
## Steps to Reproduce
1. `code-server --install vscodevim.vim`
## Expected
Should install the extension
## Actual
Installs but not as a browser extension
## Logs
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## Notes
@bpmct reported this after talking to someone in the Slack community
This issue can be reproduced in VS Code: Yes/No
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Research direction
Start by reproducing `code-server --install vscodevim.vim` on the listed macOS setup and inspect the CLI extension-installation path. Compare the installed result with the expected browser extension behavior; the issue is done when the command installs an extension that is usable as a browser extension.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- cli, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100