# chat-customizations-editor

> Claude/Codex skill by [@microsoft](https://omgskills.com/library/microsoft/index.md) · 194k stars · Updated 2026-10-29

Use when working on the Chat Customizations editor — the management UI for agents, skills, instructions, hooks, prompts, MCP servers, and plugins.

Tags: editor, electron, microsoft, typescript, visual-studio-code

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vscode /tmp/vscode && ln -s /tmp/vscode/.github/skills/chat-customizations-editor ~/.claude/skills/chat-customizations-editor
```

## From README

Chat Customizations Editor Split-view management pane for AI customization items across workspace, user, extension, and plugin storage. Supports harness-based filtering (Local, Copilot CLI, Claude). Spec src/vs/sessions/AICUSTOMIZATIONS.md — read for ownership and interface contracts. Update it only when those contracts change; behavior and regressions belong in focused tests.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/library/microsoft/vscode/chat-customizations-editor/
- GitHub: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode
- Author: [@microsoft](https://omgskills.com/library/microsoft/index.md)

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