Secrets Settings
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Added in v1.8.0
Settings that control how the Secrets group in the task treeview behaves.
For a full guide to storing, updating, and referencing secrets in tasks see Task Environment Variables — Managing Secrets.
workspaceTasks.secrets.showEmptyGroup
Type: boolean Default: false
By default the Secrets root item is hidden from the treeview when no secrets are stored in VS Code SecretStorage. Set this to true to always show the group, even when it is empty.
When the group is empty and this option is true, hovering over the group shows a tooltip indicating that no secrets are currently stored and directing you to the Workspace Tasks: Store Secret command.
{
"workspaceTasks.secrets.showEmptyGroup": true
}
Use this when you want a persistent visual cue to remind you that the Secrets group exists (for example, when onboarding a project that uses secrets but none have been stored yet on the current machine).