Issues

• Test suites producing around 250,000 lines of output hang in the testing sidebar

  go-test
  golang/vscode-go#4072 · Filter by author brackendawson opened on Aug 13, 2026 · vscode-go/backlog
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• extension/tools: settings generation issues when adding a new setting in gopls

  golang/vscode-go#4030 · Filter by author madelinekalil opened on May 5, 2026 · vscode-go/unplanned

• go version control is extremely hard and doesn't usually work

  golang/vscode-go#4018 · Filter by author richtera opened on Apr 15, 2026 · vscode-go/unplanned
  4

• Testify sub-tests are not detected to run/debug

  golang/vscode-go#4000 · Filter by author bmviniciuss opened on Mar 18, 2026 · vscode-go/unplanned
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• Launch config mode: auto infers test mode from active editor file, ignoring program field

  debug/config
  golang/vscode-go#3996 · Filter by author firelizzard18 opened on Feb 20, 2026 · vscode-go/backlog
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• Option to disable inlayHints for anonymous types

  FeatureRequestHelpWanted
  golang/vscode-go#3995 · Filter by author d-enk opened on Feb 19, 2026 · vscode-go/unplanned
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• go.alternateTools does not work when pointed to .bat tools.

  HelpWanted
  golang/vscode-go#3986 · Filter by author cristeigabriela opened on Jan 26, 2026 · vscode-go/backlog
  7

• Hit Count breakpoint doesn't work

  Debug
  golang/vscode-go#3983 · Filter by author Kentzo opened on Jan 24, 2026 · vscode-go/unplanned
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• Install/Update Tools does not update gopls to newer Go version

  golang/vscode-go#3982 · Filter by author rittneje opened on Jan 23, 2026 · vscode-go/backlog
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• Hangs on Analyzing Dependencies (hard reset required)

  golang/vscode-go#3979 · Filter by author pimlie opened on Jan 21, 2026 · vscode-go/unplanned
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• Companion Recommends disabling on-edit test updates when they are not enabled

  Go Companion
  golang/vscode-go#3977 · Filter by author fastcat opened on Jan 19, 2026 · vscode-go/unplanned
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• Debug/delve variable inspector impovements.

  golang/vscode-go#3969 · Filter by author igadmg opened on Jan 10, 2026 · vscode-go/unplanned
  7

• run test | debug test is not appearing for Table Driven Tests

  golang/vscode-go#3962 · Filter by author swathinsankaran opened on Jan 1, 2026 · vscode-go/backlog
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• Setting go.terminal.activateEnvironment setting to false does nothing

  golang/vscode-go#3943 · Filter by author alexbrainman opened on Dec 12, 2025 · vscode-go/backlog
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• [BUG] go.buildFlags with -ldflags causes incompatible behavior between "run test" and "debug test" CodeLens

  golang/vscode-go#3933 · Filter by author vrv3814 opened on Dec 3, 2025 · vscode-go/backlog
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• preview String() for []byte when debug in "WATCH" field doesn't work

  Debug
  golang/vscode-go#3931 · Filter by author blacksheepaul opened on Nov 28, 2025 · vscode-go/unplanned
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• Automatically enable build tags when clicking a test

  FeatureRequest
  golang/vscode-go#3928 · Filter by author myaaaaaaaaa opened on Nov 25, 2025 · vscode-go/backlog

• Inline "run test" button running the wrong sub test

  golang/vscode-go#3926 · Filter by author pWoLiAn opened on Nov 21, 2025 · vscode-go/backlog
  2

• Add an option to show coverage of failing tests

  FeatureRequest
  golang/vscode-go#3921 · Filter by author myaaaaaaaaa opened on Nov 18, 2025 · vscode-go/backlog
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• Provide relevant configuration for user when error occurred

  DocumentationFeatureRequest
  Feature

  golang/vscode-go#3912 · Filter by author h9jiang opened on Nov 4, 2025 · vscode-go/backlog

• Executing tools with option shell: true to allow executing tool (e.g. go.cmd, go.ps1) from tool management tool like mise

  NeedsInvestigation
  Feature

  golang/vscode-go#3905 · Filter by author Trung0246 opened on Oct 29, 2025 · vscode-go/backlog
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• formatter: support passing in file path to formatter instead of file content

  Feature

  golang/vscode-go#3904 · Filter by author iacore opened on Oct 28, 2025 · vscode-go/unplanned
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• Plugin installs and starts Go language server and related modules in non-Go workspaces

  NeedsInvestigation
  golang/vscode-go#3890 · Filter by author Cobinja opened on Oct 4, 2025 · vscode-go/backlog

• delve should build the go binary from the workspaceFolder so the printed uri is relative to the workspace and will be clickable in vscode

  DebugNeedsInvestigation
  Bug

  golang/vscode-go#3877 · Filter by author joel-rieke opened on Sep 22, 2025 · vscode-go/backlog
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• "Run/Debug Test At Cursor" generates incorrect -run regex for deeply nested t.Run subtests

  golang/vscode-go#3871 · Filter by author tbhaxor opened on Sep 15, 2025 · vscode-go/backlog
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