From ca4627ac2f8587bcabbe61d2b0e9cbc557fac815 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dmitriy Vasyura <dmitriv@microsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2026 10:59:39 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] npm: remove deprecated script explorer setting (#333653)

Remove deprecated npm script explorer setting

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 extensions/npm/README.md        | 3 +--
 extensions/npm/package.json     | 7 -------
 extensions/npm/package.nls.json | 1 -
 3 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/extensions/npm/README.md b/extensions/npm/README.md
index d5538706019b..6257885ff50d 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/README.md
+++ b/extensions/npm/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ For more information about auto detection of Tasks, see the [documentation](http
 
 ### Script Explorer
 
-The Npm Script Explorer shows the npm scripts found in your workspace. The explorer view is enabled by the setting `npm.enableScriptExplorer`. A script can be opened, run, or debug from the explorer.
+The Npm Script Explorer shows the npm scripts found in your workspace. A script can be opened, run, or debug from the explorer.
 
 ### Run Scripts from the Editor
 
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ The extension fetches data from <https://registry.npmjs.org> and <https://regist
 - `npm.packageManager` - The package manager used to install dependencies: `auto`, `npm`, `yarn`, `pnpm` or `bun`. The default is `auto`, which detects your package manager based on files in your workspace.
 - `npm.scriptRunner` - The script runner used to run the scripts: `auto`, `npm`, `yarn`, `pnpm`, `bun` or `node`. The default is `auto`, which detects your script runner based on files in your workspace.
 - `npm.exclude` - Glob patterns for folders that should be excluded from automatic script detection. The pattern is matched against the **absolute path** of the package.json. For example, to exclude all test folders use '&ast;&ast;/test/&ast;&ast;'.
-- `npm.enableScriptExplorer` - Enable an explorer view for npm scripts.
 - `npm.scriptExplorerAction` - The default click action: `open` or `run`, the default is `open`.
 - `npm.enableRunFromFolder` - Enable running npm scripts from the context menu of folders in Explorer, the default is `false`.
 - `npm.scriptCodeLens.enable` - Enable/disable the code lenses to run a script, the default is `false`.
diff --git a/extensions/npm/package.json b/extensions/npm/package.json
index 9a8cfa0b137b..6356f936ea23 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/package.json
+++ b/extensions/npm/package.json
@@ -292,13 +292,6 @@
           "description": "%config.npm.exclude%",
           "scope": "resource"
         },
-        "npm.enableScriptExplorer": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": false,
-          "scope": "resource",
-          "deprecationMessage": "The NPM Script Explorer is now available in 'Views' menu in the Explorer in all folders.",
-          "markdownDescription": "%config.npm.enableScriptExplorer%"
-        },
         "npm.enableRunFromFolder": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": false,
diff --git a/extensions/npm/package.nls.json b/extensions/npm/package.nls.json
index 5c77708d9427..bf24a371ea64 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/npm/package.nls.json
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 	"config.npm.scriptRunner.vp": "Use Vite+ (vp) as the script runner.",
 	"config.npm.scriptRunner.auto": "Auto-detect which script runner to use based on lock files and installed package managers.",
 	"config.npm.exclude": "Configure glob patterns for folders that should be excluded from automatic script detection.",
-	"config.npm.enableScriptExplorer": "Enable an explorer view for npm scripts when there is no top-level `package.json` file.",
 	"config.npm.scriptExplorerAction": "The default click action used in the NPM Scripts Explorer: `open` or `run`, the default is `open`.",
 	"config.npm.scriptExplorerExclude": "An array of regular expressions that indicate which scripts should be excluded from the NPM Scripts view.",
 	"config.npm.enableRunFromFolder": "Enable running npm scripts contained in a folder from the Explorer context menu.",