Codesmith generator 8.0, VS 2019 right click context menu does not have manage output option for .csp files

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We upgraded to CodeSmith 8.0 from 5.2. We are using Visual Studio 2019. I was able to upgrade the codesmith .cst templates. The right click menu on Visual studio 2019 solution explorer doesn't show Manage outputs, generate output or any of codesmith right click options for .csp files It shows the right click options in windows explorer for .csp files but not for VS 2019.

See the two screenshots. Do I need to do anything special for the options to show up on VS 2019?

Right click menu from Windows explorer. There are code smith options when I right click on the .csp file enter image description here

Visual Studio 2019

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I work at CodeSmith Tools.. Microsoft broke the world with VS2019 and we are currently blocked by VSIX changes in VS2019 where Roslyn bin folder dependencies are not being deployed within the VSIX. This makes testing / development even more difficult. Until a fix is out we can't resume development of VS2019 as we can't even debug it :.