Coexist with Pixi Code

Pixi Code and Conda Code can be installed together.

When Pixi Code is installed, Conda Code:

• ignores pixi.toml workspace candidates

• ignores pyproject.toml projects with a [tool.pixi] table

• does not publish tasks from either ignored manifest

• excludes prefixes below .pixi/envs from regular conda discovery

• refuses to quick-create conda.toml in a Pixi project

Conda Code continues to handle conda.toml and other conda-workspaces projects. It does not offer pixi.lock as a project creation input.

Choose a provider per project

Use Pixi Code as the environment manager for Pixi projects and Conda Code for conda projects. Set the manager through the Python Environments project menu or through python-envs.pythonProjects.

Move a project from Pixi to conda-workspaces

Remove or rename the Pixi manifest only after completing the project migration. Add the conda workspace manifest, select Conda Code for the project, then run Conda Code: Refresh Environments.

Do not keep both tools pointed at the same environment prefix. Conda Code hides a prefix when multiple conda workspace manifests report it, and it always excludes .pixi/envs.