vscli ☆

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Description:
CLI/TUI that launches VSCode projects, with a focus on dev containers

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: vscode developer-tools devcontainers tui cli

Install: brew install vscli

About:
Vscli is a command-line interface tool designed to streamline the process of opening Visual Studio Code projects. It features a terminal user interface (TUI) for easy project discovery and selection. Its standout capability is the automatic detection and launching of projects within Dev Containers, simplifying complex development environment setups.

Key Features:

Terminal User Interface (TUI) for interactive project selection
Automatic detection and launching of Dev Containers
Fast project discovery and workspace management
Cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux)

Use Cases:

Quickly opening and switching between multiple VSCode projects from the terminal
Managing and launching development environments defined in devcontainer.json
Streamlining workspace access for developers working with containerized applications

Alternatives:

code – Vscli adds a TUI and dev container awareness on top of the standard VSCode CLI.
fzf – Vscli provides a specialized, pre-configured workflow for VSCode and dev containers, whereas fzf is a general-purpose fuzzy finder requiring manual shell scripting.

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