Explore packages without leaving your IDE with the new Cloudsmith VS Code Extension

The official Cloudsmith extension for Visual Studio Code is here. It brings your package visibility workflow directly into the IDE, allowing you to browse and inspect repositories and packages without switching context.

Browsing repositories and packages with Cloudsmith VS Code Extension
Browsing repositories and packages with Cloudsmith VS Code Extension

Developers can use it to check package status, explore available versions, and inspect metadata right alongside their application's source code, reducing context-switching and streamlining the development workflow.

🚀 Key Features

  • Cloudsmith Package Explorer: A dedicated view in the VS Code Activity Bar provides an easy way to navigate your Cloudsmith assets. Browse your Workspaces, Repositories, and Packages in a familiar tree structure.
  • Flexible Package Viewing: Inspect packages individually to see metadata like status, version, tags, and number of downloads. Switch to the Package Groups view to see related packages bundled together, along with count of packages, size, and last pushed date.
  • Quick Actions Context Menu: Right-click on any package or group to:
    • Inspect the raw JSON data for any item.
    • Open in Cloudsmith to view the package in your browser.
    • Copy Value to grab version numbers, slugs, or download counts directly to your clipboard.
  • Secure authentication: Connect using your Personal API Key or a Service Account Token. The UI makes it simple to enter credentials, connect, and refresh. (Entitlement Tokens is not supported in this version.)

Eager to try it out? Read the documentation and install it from the VSCode Marketplace.

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