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No liveness check has reached it yet; it is registered on the VS Code Marketplace and has been in the index since 10 Oct 2026. How this is checked

extcheck audits installed extensions and workspace recommendations against Microsoft's block list, the VS Code Marketplace, and Open VSX. It helps developers detect extension-name impersonation and other supply-chain risks in VS Code-compatible environments.

Inferred · not functionally tested

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Overview

6 features

Purpose: Helps developers identify suspicious, blocked, or impersonating VS Code extensions before they are installed or used.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Audience: developers using VS Code-compatible editors

Inferred · not functionally tested

Functions: monitoring

Inferred · not functionally tested

Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: unknown · Self-hosting: unknown

Recorded constraints: pricing: free · license: Proprietary · platforms: WEB · deployment: browser, windows, macos, linux

Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.

Record sources: unknown.

In the Browser DevTools & extensions space, extcheck takes a focused approach. Inferred · not functionally tested: It helps developers identify suspicious, blocked, or impersonating VS Code extensions before they are installed or used. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as a B2B product for developers using VS Code-compatible editors. Basis unknown · not verified: extcheck costs nothing to use. Basis unknown · not verified: extcheck is available on the web, Windows, macOS, and Linux.

It is developed by hieu10x, and it first shipped in 2026. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 6 catalogued features are extension auditing, blocklist checks, and marketplace checks.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested

  • Extension auditing
  • Blocklist checks
  • Marketplace checks
  • Open VSX checks
  • Workspace scanning
  • Supply-chain risk detection

Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested

Tags
vscode-securityextension-auditingsupply-chain-securityopen-vsxdeveloper-security

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Indexing history

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What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

  1. Indexed10 Oct · 03:03 UTC
    extcheck: extension risk check seen via VS Code Marketplace
    Source: VS Code Marketplace · Open

Frequently asked questions about extcheck

What is extcheck?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Extcheck helps developers identify suspicious, blocked, or impersonating VS Code extensions before they are installed or used. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who should use extcheck?
Inferred · not functionally tested: extcheck is a B2B product built for developers using VS Code-compatible editors.
Is extcheck free?
Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — extcheck is free to use.
What platforms does extcheck run on?
Basis unknown · not verified: extcheck runs on the web, Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Is extcheck still active?
Unverified. extcheck has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
Who makes extcheck?
extcheck is developed by hieu10x.
When did extcheck launch?
extcheck first shipped in 2026.

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