VS Code status-bar word count for .mdx/.md prose. Ignores frontmatter, imports/exports, JSX tags, comments, code, maths and footnotes. Shows selected / total words when text is selected; hover for reading time at 250 wpm.
Install from the Marketplace: code --install-extension DJRHails.mdx-wordcount. For local development, ln -sfn "$PWD" ~/.vscode/extensions/DJRHails.mdx-wordcount, then Developer: Reload Window.
Test: node test.mjs
Releases are continuous: a push to main with a new version in package.json publishes it to the Marketplace and as a GitHub release (.github/workflows/release.yml).