launch Skill
Launch and automate VS Code Insiders with the Copilot Chat extension using @playwright/cli via Chrome DevTools Protocol. Use when you need to interact with the VS Code UI, automate the chat panel, test the extension UI, or take screenshots. Triggers include 'automate VS Code', 'interact with chat', 'test the UI', 'take Published by microsoft in vscode.
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Is this a fit?
Browser automation, Testing, Design and media, Includes SKILL.md
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Copy skill directory
1 month ago · MIT license
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What is launch Skill?
Launch and automate VS Code Insiders with the Copilot Chat extension using @playwright/cli via Chrome DevTools Protocol. Use when you need to interact with the VS Code UI, automate the chat panel, test the extension UI, or take screenshots. Triggers include 'automate VS Code', 'interact with chat', 'test the UI', 'take Published by microsoft in vscode. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.
Automated repository signals based on public metadata such as recency, license, installation evidence, and adoption. These are not a security audit or endorsement. See how SkillIndex evaluates profiles.
Key capabilities
- Includes SKILL.md support
- Reusable instructions support
- Browser automation
- Testing
- Design and media
- Browser automation use cases
- Testing use cases
Declared skill metadata
- Source file: extensions/copilot/.agents/skills/launch/SKILL.md
These fields retain source and confidence evidence from the indexed SKILL.md.
Compatibility and setup
- Install or run with Copy skill directory
When to use launch Skill
- Use it for browser automation.
- Use it for testing.
- Use it for design and media.
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Editorial notes
Source
- Creator: microsoft
- Repository: microsoft/vscode
- Skill file: extensions/copilot/.agents/skills/launch/SKILL.md
What it does
Launch and automate VS Code Insiders with the Copilot Chat extension using @playwright/cli via Chrome DevTools Protocol. Use when you need to interact with the VS Code UI, automate the chat panel, test the extension UI, or take screenshots. Triggers include 'automate VS Code', 'interact with chat', 'test the UI', 'take
Skill instructions
VS Code Extension Automation Automate VS Code Insiders with the Copilot Chat extension using @playwright/cli. VS Code is built on Electron/Chromium and exposes a Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) port that @playwright/cli can attach to, enabling the same snapshot-interact workflow used for web pages. Prerequisites - @playwright/cli is available via devDependencies. Run npm install at the repo root, then use npx @playwright/cli to invoke commands. Alternatively, install globally with npm install -g @playwright/cli. - code-insiders is required. This extension uses 58 proposed VS Code APIs and targets vscode ^1.110.0-20260223. VS Code Stable will not activate it — you must use VS Code Insiders. - The extension must be compiled first. Use npm run compile for a one-shot build, or npm run watch for iterative development. - CSS selectors are internal implementation details. Selectors like .interactive-input-part, .monaco-editor, and .view-line are VS Code internals that may change across version
Verified compatibility and discovery
Frequently asked questions
What is launch?
launch is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. Launch and automate VS Code Insiders with the Copilot Chat extension using @playwright/cli via Chrome DevTools Protocol.
Who is launch best for?
launch is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references, browser automation workflows, testing workflows, design and media workflows.
How do I install launch?
Install or run launch using Copy skill directory. Check launch for the latest setup command.
Is launch actively maintained?
launch may need a closer maintenance check before production use.
Project health auto-fetched from the source repository.
Maintain this resource?
Review this source-backed profile, send a correction with evidence, or link to it from your documentation. Claims verify your relationship to the project; profile facts still require source evidence and editorial review.
