Better Scripts

A VS Code extension that replaces the built-in npm scripts sidebar with a richer, more capable alternative.

Features

• Auto-detects your package manager -- supports npm, pnpm, bun, and yarn out of the box. Detection is based on lockfiles (bun.lockb, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, package-lock.json) and the packageManager field in package.json.
• One-click run -- click any script to immediately run it in an integrated terminal.
• Debug mode -- hover over a script to reveal a debug button that launches the script with Node.js debugging attached.
• Go to definition -- hover to reveal a button that jumps directly to the script in its package.json.
• Contextual icons -- each script gets an icon based on what it does: test, build, lint, format, Docker, Prisma, Playwright, i18n, deploy, TypeScript, Storybook, and more. Falls back to your package manager's icon.
• Multi-root support -- automatically discovers and groups scripts from every package.json in your workspace (excluding node_modules).
• Live updates -- the tree refreshes automatically when any package.json changes.

Package Manager Detection

The extension checks for lockfiles in this order:

1. bun.lockb / bun.lock → bun
2. pnpm-lock.yaml → pnpm
3. yarn.lock → yarn
4. package-lock.json → npm
5. packageManager field in root package.json → corresponding manager
6. Fallback → npm

Contributing

Everyone is welcome to open a PR to add more icons or improve existing ones!

License

MIT