Requirements#

Core#

Component	Requirement
Visual Studio Code	1.118 or newer
Python Environments	Installed as an extension dependency
conda	26.3 or newer
Project features	Local file project
Workspace trust	Required

Regular environment discovery does not require a registered project. Project selection and workspace discovery require local files. Conda Code does not support virtual or untrusted workspaces because it executes local conda commands.

conda-workspaces#

Component	Requirement
conda-workspaces	0.7 or newer
Workspace manifest	Validated by `conda workspace info --json`
Python project	Manifest directory registered in Python Environments

Conda Code detects optional conda-workspaces capabilities from command output. A complete workspace snapshot makes discovery faster and allows dependencies to be added directly to a selected environment. Structured dependency declaration locations allow direct dependency removal and direct conda dependency updates. The 0.7-compatible discovery and single-feature package-add path remains available when those fields are absent.

Workspace PyPI dependencies#

Workspace [pypi-dependencies] support requires conda 26.5 or newer, which includes conda-pypi and the Rattler solver.

Component	Requirement
conda	26.5 or newer

The configured conda installation must use the Rattler solver, include the conda-pypi channel, and use flexible channel priority:

conda config --set solver rattler
conda config --append channels conda-pypi
conda config --set channel_priority flexible

See the conda-pypi setup.

Conda Code shows the resulting conda records. A direct PyPI dependency can be removed when its installed name matches its declaration. PyPI dependency updates are not supported.

conda-lock inputs#

Project-root conda-lock.yml and conda-lock.yaml inputs require conda-lockfiles 0.2 or newer in the configured conda base environment. Follow the conda-lockfiles installation instructions using the channels configured for your conda distribution.

SBOM export#

Conda Code: Export Environment SBOM requires conda-sboms 0.3.0 or newer in the conda installation that owns the selected environment. Workspace environments use the configured primary conda installation.

Source build#

Building the VSIX requires the Node.js release in .nvmrc and the locked npm dependencies:

npm ci
npm run vsix