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External Tools Categories

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Description

I like using the external tools option quite a bit to use a script I've created or another external tool. However my list is starting to get long and visually it would be great if I could somehow have them grouped.

My thought is being able to create folders for External Tools to 'categorize' them. Then I could have my PowerShell Scripts in one, Windows actions in another, SCCM actions in another etc., then when I goto External Tools I won't have to scroll through a list of items. For now I've PreFixed the tool with the 'category' so that it at least sorts in the list accordingly.

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Research direction

Start by inspecting the External Tools entry point and how the current flat list is stored and displayed. Define how users create, rename, and manage folders, then verify that PowerShell, Windows, and SCCM tools can be assigned to categories and are no longer shown as one long ungrouped list.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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