PSToolkit — PowerShell Integration for VS Code

Run, lint, format, and manage PowerShell scripts without leaving the editor. A lightweight in-editor toolkit so you stop juggling a terminal and copy-pasted snippets.

Free

• Run the current script (Ctrl+F5) or selection (F8) in an integrated PowerShell terminal
• Snippet library (param blocks, try/catch, advanced functions, REST calls…)
• Cmdlet reference — searchable, insertable
• Status-bar run button on .ps1 files

Pro

• Linting — flags aliases (gci → Get-ChildItem), Write-Host, unapproved verbs, Invoke-Expression, empty catch blocks — with one-click fixes
• Formatting — normalizes cmdlet casing, expands aliases, re-indents by block depth
• Secret detection — finds plaintext passwords, API keys, and ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText
• Runner profiles — save a script + args and re-run in one click

Set pstoolkit.shellPath to pwsh (or a full path) to pick your PowerShell.

Get a Pro key at marketplace.dashovia.com/extensions/ps-toolkit.