settings-precedence

What problem does it solve?

This Skill addresses the common and frustrating bugs caused by incorrect VS Code settings precedence, ensuring your extension's configurations are applied reliably and don't overwrite user preferences.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Precedence Rules: Clearly outlines the order from highest to lowest priority (Workspace folder, Workspace, User, Default).
• Scope Handling: Emphasizes the critical importance of passing the correct scope to getConfiguration() and inspect(), especially in multi-root workspaces.
• Safe Updates: Provides patterns to avoid overwriting user-explicit settings and to update configurations at the appropriate scope.
• Use Case: Debugging why your extension's settings are not being applied or are being unexpectedly overridden by user configurations.

Quick Start

Review the VS Code settings precedence rules to ensure your extension handles configurations correctly.