GNU Global C/C++ .vscode Config Pack

Runs the same checker as our npm package on a Node.js runtime that pip installs for you (nodejs-wheel-binaries) - no system Node.js needed. Your files are checked locally.

21 rules that read the values in a shared .vscode folder, plus 45 snippets. VS Code loads a wrong value without a word - this names the line and the fix.

Install

gnu-global-cpp-vscode-config-pack file

Node 18+. The same 21 rules as the VS Code extension, from a terminal or CI.

Free

• Runs all 21 rules on the .vscode file you have open and reports every finding with its line number, and inserts any of the 45 snippets - nine groups covering gtags tasks, c_cpp_properties, gist workspaces, formatter save-actions, Dark+ overrides, Tailwind, ASP.NET Core launch profiles, MicroProfile Java and keybindings - at the cursor. No key, no limit, no watermark. One file is finished, completely.
• --rules lists every rule

With a licence ($29 once)

• The same 21 rules across every config file in the repository at once, the findings written out as a CSV, JSON or HTML file you keep, and your team's own rules checked alongside the built-in 21.

gnu-global-cpp-vscode-config-pack --dir ./templates --report html --out report.html

A freelance senior software engineer in the US averages $101/hour in 2026 (contractrates.fyi; mid-level ~$73/hour). Finding one silently-ignored .vscode value by hand costs more than an hour of that.

Use from an AI agent (MCP)

Claude Code · Cursor · Windsurf · any MCP client - add to your MCP config:

{ "mcpServers": { "gnu-global-cpp-vscode-config-pack": { "command": "gnu-global-cpp-vscode-config-pack", "args": ["--mcp"] } } }

Tools: check_text and check_file (free) · check_dir (licence). The agent gets every finding with the line number.

Use in CI

- name: GNU Global C/C++ .vscode Config Pack
  run: pip install rulestamp-gnu-global-cpp-vscode-config-pack && gnu-global-cpp-vscode-config-pack --dir . --ci

The folder sweep, reports and CI mode need one licence — one payment, no subscription. Set READYSTACK_LICENSE=<key> or run --license <key> once.

Get a licence

Install (PyPI)

pip install rulestamp-gnu-global-cpp-vscode-config-pack
gnu-global-cpp-vscode-config-pack --help