{"id":"2426b7ac-b37c-4315-9393-0bec056b0760","slug":"vscode-ext-localization","kind":"skill","name":"vscode-ext-localization","summary":"Guidelines for proper localization of VS Code extensions, following VS Code extension development guidelines, libraries and good practices","owner":"github","repoUrl":"https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/HEAD/skills/vscode-ext-localization","license":"MIT","licenseTier":"permissive","trust":"official","stars":39994,"match":null,"fewStars":false,"format":"skill","createdAt":null,"addedAt":"2026-10-14T05:19:56.998Z","logoUrl":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9919?v=4","linkOnly":false,"collection":{"name":"awesome-copilot","repo":"github/awesome-copilot"},"skillPath":"skills/vscode-ext-localization","categories":["developer-tools"],"tags":["ai","github-copilot","prompt-engineering","hacktoberfest","agents","awesome","custom-agents"],"runtime":"binary","local":true,"cloudCapable":false,"cloudCapability":"unknown","cloudReadyOnPlatform":false,"needsApiKey":false,"reviewed":false,"syncedAt":"2026-10-14T05:19:56.997Z","sample":false,"url":"https://conduits.dev/tools/vscode-ext-localization","language":"JavaScript","transports":[],"install":{},"requirements":{"env":[],"upstreamMayCharge":false},"tools":null,"readme":"# VS Code extension localization\n\nThis skill helps you localize every aspect of VS Code extensions\n\n## When to use this skill\n\nUse this skill when you need to:\n- Localize new or existing contributed configurations (settings), commands, menus, views or walkthroughs\n- Localize new or existing messages or other string resources contained in extension source code that are displayed to the end user\n\n# Instructions\n\nVS Code localization is composed by three different approaches, depending on the resource that is being localized. When a new localizable resource is created or updated, the corresponding localization for all currently available languages must be created/updated.\n\n1. Configurations like Settings, Commands, Menus, Views, ViewsWelcome, Walkthrough Titles and Descriptions, defined in `package.json`\n  -> An exclusive `package.nls.LANGID.json` file, like `package.nls.pt-br.json` of Brazilian Portuguese (`pt-br`) localization\n2. Walkthrough content (defined in its own `Markdown` files)\n  -> An exclusive `Markdown` file like `walkthrough/someStep.pt-br.md` for Brazilian Portuguese localization\n3. Messages and string located in extension source code (JavaScript or TypeScript files)\n  -> An exclusive `bundle.l10n.pt-br.json` for Brazilian Portuguese localization"}