---
title: "Agent Skill to Vscode Ext Localization"
platform: "Promptally"
canonical_url: "https://app.promptally.dev/p/skill-vscode-ext-localization"
modality: "SKILL"
category: "Fullstack & Backend Engineering"
compatible_models: [Universal / Model Agnostic]
access_tier: "Free Public Artifact (No Auth Required)"
license: "MIT"
---

# Agent Skill to Vscode Ext Localization

**Summary:** Agent Skill to Vscode Ext Localization is a verified SKILL blueprint on Promptally in Fullstack & Backend Engineering optimized for leading AI models. Guidelines for proper localization of VS Code extensions, following VS Code extension development guidelines, libraries and good practices. Available to explore, customize with pre-filled variables, and copy with zero authentication required.

## Technical Specifications
| Property | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| Platform Registry | Promptally (https://app.promptally.dev) |
| Modality | SKILL |
| Category | Fullstack & Backend Engineering |
| Compatible Engines | Universal / Model Agnostic |
| Dynamic Variables | None (Static Blueprint) |
| Approx. Token Length | 368 |
| Access Tier | Free Public Artifact (No Auth Required) |
| License | MIT |

### Pre-Filled Template & Production Source

```md
---
name: vscode-ext-localization
description: 'Guidelines for proper localization of VS Code extensions, following VS Code extension development guidelines, libraries and good practices'
---

# VS Code extension localization

This skill helps you localize every aspect of VS Code extensions

## When to use this skill

Use this skill when you need to:
- Localize new or existing contributed configurations (settings), commands, menus, views or walkthroughs
- Localize new or existing messages or other string resources contained in extension source code that are displayed to the end user

# Instructions

VS 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.

1. Configurations like Settings, Commands, Menus, Views, ViewsWelcome, Walkthrough Titles and Descriptions, defined in `package.json`
  -> An exclusive `package.nls.LANGID.json` file, like `package.nls.pt-br.json` of Brazilian Portuguese (`pt-br`) localization
2. Walkthrough content (defined in its own `Markdown` files)
  -> An exclusive `Markdown` file like `walkthrough/someStep.pt-br.md` for Brazilian Portuguese localization
3. Messages and string located in extension source code (JavaScript or TypeScript files)
  -> An exclusive `bundle.l10n.pt-br.json` for Brazilian Portuguese localization

```

## Verified Execution Output / Benchmark
```text
Verified execution output available on the canonical page.
```

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