Avoids the "version soup" when switching between projects (plain Node, Angular/AngularJS, Salesforce LWC/Aura, etc).
What it does
Detects every Node project in all open workspace folders by recursively finding package.json and .nvmrc files. Dependencies, internal folders, test hosts, caches and generated build directories such as node_modules, .vscode-test, .next, .nuxt, dist, build, coverage and out are ignored.
Each project directory has its own .nvmrc and status:
Exists and matches the active Node version → status bar shows ✓ Node vX.X.X.
Exists and mismatches → status bar shows an alert and lets you switch versions via nvm use/nvm install right from the menu.
Doesn't exist → status bar warns that .nvmrc is missing and offers to create one with the current Node version.
Click the status bar item to choose and manage a specific project.
This works both when opening a project directory by itself and when opening a repository that contains several projects (for example backend, frontend and mobile). A root-level package.json is treated as its own project and does not override the versions pinned by child projects.
Requirements
nvm-windows installed and on PATH to use the "nvm use" / "nvm install" actions. Without nvm, the extension still detects and flags mismatches, it just can't switch the version automatically.
Settings
wlyNvmrc.notifyOnMismatch (default true): shows a toast when a version mismatch is detected.
wlyNvmrc.pollIntervalSeconds (default 15): interval to re-check the active Node version while the window is focused (0 disables polling; the focus and .nvmrc-change checks stay active).
Development
npm install
npm run watch:esbuild
Press F5 in VS Code to open an Extension Development Host window.
