VSCode AWS Vault

A VS Code extension that integrates with AWS Vault to help you manage and select AWS profiles directly from your editor.

Features

Status Bar Integration: Shows current AWS Vault profile in the bottom status bar with a refresh icon
Profile Selection: Click the status bar item to select from available AWS Vault profiles
Profile Persistence: Selected profile is remembered between VS Code sessions
Quick Refresh: Click the refresh icon next to the AWS Vault item to refresh profiles
Terminal Integration: Launch a new terminal with the selected AWS Vault profile environment
Debug Integration: Automatically injects AWS credentials from the selected profile into debug sessions
Profile Management: Lists all configured AWS Vault profiles in a quick pick menu
Installation Check: Automatically detects if AWS Vault is installed and provides installation guidance

This extension requires AWS Vault to be installed on your system. If AWS Vault is not installed, the extension will:

Visit the official AWS Vault repository for installation instructions: https://github.com/99designs/aws-vault/tree/master

View Current Profile: Look at the status bar (bottom of VS Code) for the AWS Vault icon and current profile
Select Profile: Click on the "AWS Vault" status bar item to open the profile selection menu
Refresh Profiles: Click the refresh icon (🔄) next to the AWS Vault item to refresh the profile list
Launch Terminal: Use Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P) → "AWS Vault: Launch Terminal with Profile" to open a terminal with AWS credentials
Clear Selection: Choose "Clear Selection" from the profile menu to remove the current selection

When a profile is selected, the status bar will show: ☁️ AWS Vault: your-profile-name

If you have a profile selected, the terminal will launch with that profile
If no profile is selected, you'll be prompted to choose one before launching
The terminal runs aws-vault exec <profile> -- $SHELL to provide AWS credentials in the environment

When you run any debug configuration (F5 or "Run and Debug"), the extension automatically injects AWS credentials from the selected profile
Uses aws-vault exec to get temporary credentials and adds them to the debug session environment
Works with all debug types (Node.js, Python, etc.) that respect environment variables
Only applies when an AWS Vault profile is selected
Shows a notification indicating which profile is being used for the debug session

This extension contributes the following commands:

AWS Vault: Select Profile - Opens the profile selection menu
AWS Vault: Refresh Profiles - Refreshes and opens the profile selection menu
AWS Vault: Launch Terminal with Profile - Opens a new terminal with AWS Vault profile environment