Quick Command Buttons

Group Related Commands

Keep your status bar clean. Group related commands together.

{
  "name": "Git",
  "group": [
    { "name": "Pull", "command": "git pull", "shortcut": "l" },
    { "name": "Push", "command": "git push", "shortcut": "p" },
    { "name": "Status", "command": "git status", "shortcut": "s" }
  ]
}

Infinite nesting: Groups inside groups? Yes.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Access commands without mouse.

1. Press g → Opens Git group
2. Press p → Runs git push

Blazing fast.

Tree View

See all commands at a glance in the sidebar. (see GIF above)

Three Scopes for Different Needs

Fallback: Local → Workspace → Global (when scope is empty)

🔒 Local Scope — Keep It Personal

Your buttons, your way. Not tracked by Git.

Perfect for:

• Personal workflow shortcuts
• Experimental commands
• DevContainer-specific buttons (isolated per container)
• Buttons you don't want to share

👥 Workspace Scope — Team Collaboration

Save to .vscode/settings.json → Git tracks it → Team gets it automatically.

{
  "quickCommandButtons.configurationTarget": "workspace",
  "quickCommandButtons.buttons": [
    { "name": "Setup", "command": "npm install" },
    { "name": "Dev", "command": "npm run dev" }
  ]
}

New team member onboarding:

1. Clone repo
2. Buttons appear automatically
3. Click to set up environment!

Import/Export

Backup and share configurations as JSON files.

• Export: Save your config to file
• Import Preview: Review changes before applying
• Conflict Detection: Warns about shortcut conflicts

The basics are already powerful! This section is for those who want to go deeper.

🎯 Button Sets

Switch your entire button configuration based on context.

Example:

• "Frontend" set: npm dev, build, test
• "Backend" set: docker, migrate, runserver
• "DevOps" set: kubectl, helm, terraform

{
  "quickCommandButtons.buttonSets": [
    {
      "name": "Frontend",
      "buttons": [{ "name": "Dev", "command": "npm run dev" }]
    },
    {
      "name": "Backend",
      "buttons": [{ "name": "API", "command": "python manage.py runserver" }]
    }
  ]
}

Switch: Command Palette → "Switch Button Set" → Select

🌐 Multi-Language Keyboards

Shortcuts work even when typing in Korean, Japanese, Chinese, etc.

Mappings:

• Korean: ㅅ → t, ㅎ → g
• Japanese: あ → a (Romaji conversion)
• Chinese: Pinyin conversion

15 Languages Supported: Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, German, Spanish, Czech, Greek, Persian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Kazakh

⚡ Execute All

Run all commands in a group simultaneously.

{
  "name": "Monitor",
  "executeAll": true,
  "group": [
    { "name": "CPU", "command": "htop" },
    { "name": "Logs", "command": "tail -f app.log" },
    { "name": "Network", "command": "nethogs" }
  ]
}

Result: 3 terminals open, all commands running

Use cases: Monitoring dashboard, parallel builds, multi-server startup

🔧 VS Code API Integration

Run VS Code commands, not just terminal commands.

{
  "name": "Format",
  "command": "editor.action.formatDocument",
  "useVsCodeApi": true
}

Use cases: Editor formatting, file operations, extension commands