Add a custom command in Visual Studio Code Command Palette

Question

Is it possible out of the box or using extensions to add a custom command in the Command Palette in Visual Studio Code like "External Tools" as in the IDE from JetBrains or in Visual Studio?

I would like to be able to run custom bash/cmd command directly from the Command Palette.

Answer 1

Go to tools, External tools in visual Studio. Click Add, name the new command then you can point to a batch file command using the browse ellipses. When you save it, you will then see the new menu item under tools.

Answer 2

This guy wrote something where you can customize the toolbar. https://github.com/AdamAnandUS/AdamsTool

Maybe add to it with a new StatusBarItem that registers a command you want to run. https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/extensionAPI/vscode-api#commands.registerCommand

There are also many VS Code Extensions that might do what you want already. https://stackify.com/top-visual-studio-code-extensions/

Answer 3

You can either use VS Code built-in functionality using shortcuts. Just add to keybindings.json:

{
  "key": "cmd+shift+R",
  "command": "workbench.action.terminal.sendSequence",
  "args": {
    "text": "clear; rails server\u000D"
  }
},

Or you can take a look at this extension: Command Runner

Answer 4

You can use multiCommand Extention to build your custom commands, which you can access through the Command Palette. Ctrl+Shift+P > Multi command > custom command.

I know it's not ideal, but I guess you can open multi command with a key binding and then it's almost what you want. Plus the feature that you can execute multiple commands with this extension.

Answer 5

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=usernamehw.commands

This extension can run it from custom Quick Pick (like command palette, but shows only your items). Command id is commands.openAsQuickPick

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There's no api to seamlessly add commands to Command Palette #1422, but it's possible to modify package.json what that extension does when this setting is enabled:

"commands.populateCommandPalette": true,

With this setting it will not update Command Palette until the editor is reloaded. It might be an ok experience if you don't do that very often.