VSCode & Open VSX Extension Publish

Workflow for publishing VSCode extensions to both VS Code Marketplace and Open VSX.

Prerequisites

• Extension implementation is mostly complete
• Node.js is installed
• A GitHub repository exists

Workflow Overview

1. Account & Token Verification — Check that required accounts and tokens are ready; guide creation if missing
2. Pre-publish Preparation — Prepare package.json, README, LICENSE, .vscodeignore, etc.
3. Local Testing — Verify the extension works correctly before publishing
4. Initial Publish — Publish to both VS Code Marketplace and Open VSX
5. GitHub Actions Setup — Create a workflow to automate subsequent publishes