Starts And

VS Code Tunnel

Start a VS Code Remote Tunnel in Docker container environments, enabling remote terminal access through VS Code.

Trigger Phrases

• "start vscode tunnel"
• "open vscode tunnel"
• "connect vscode"
• "launch code tunnel in container"
• "vscode remote"

Commands

# Start tunnel (interactive name prompt)
bash /path/to/tunnel.sh start

# Start tunnel with specific name
bash /path/to/tunnel.sh start my-tunnel-name

# Stop tunnel
bash /path/to/tunnel.sh stop

# View status
bash /path/to/tunnel.sh status

# View logs
bash /path/to/tunnel.sh log

Environment Variables

Usage Examples

User: start vscode tunnel
Agent: Starting VS Code Tunnel...
[Executes: bash tunnel.sh start]
Agent: Tunnel started. Please enter this code in VS Code to authorize: xxxx-xxxx

User: launch a tunnel named dev-env
Agent: Starting tunnel dev-env...
[Executes: bash tunnel.sh start dev-env]

Commands Reference

Dependencies

• curl - Download CLI
• tar - Extract CLI
• grep - Log processing

Notes

1. First-time startup requires Microsoft account authorization
2. Authorization code will be displayed in the log output
3. Tunnel runs in background; needs restart after container reboot

Platform Support

• Linux x64 (Alpine/Debian/Ubuntu)
• Docker container environments