diff --git a/registry/coder/modules/vscode-desktop-core/README.md b/registry/coder/modules/vscode-desktop-core/README.md
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+---
+display_name: VSCode Desktop Core
+description: Building block for modules that need to link to an external VSCode-based IDE
+icon: ../../../../.icons/coder.svg
+verified: true
+tags: [internal, library]
+---
+
+# VS Code Desktop Core
+
+> [!CAUTION]
+> We do not recommend using this module directly. Instead, please consider using one of our [Desktop IDE modules](https://registry.coder.com/modules?search=tag%3Aide).
+
+The VSCode Desktop Core module is a building block for modules that need to expose access to VSCode-based IDEs. It is intended primarily to be used as a library to create modules for VSCode-based IDEs.
+
+```tf
+module "vscode-desktop-core" {
+  source  = "registry.coder.com/coder/vscode-desktop-core/coder"
+  version = "1.0.0"
+
+  agent_id = var.agent_id
+
+  coder_app_icon         = "/icon/code.svg"
+  coder_app_slug         = "vscode"
+  coder_app_display_name = "VS Code Desktop"
+  coder_app_order        = var.order
+  coder_app_group        = var.group
+
+  folder      = var.folder
+  open_recent = var.open_recent
+  protocol    = "vscode"
+}
+```
diff --git a/registry/coder/modules/vscode-desktop-core/main.test.ts b/registry/coder/modules/vscode-desktop-core/main.test.ts
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+import { describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
+import {
+  runTerraformApply,
+  runTerraformInit,
+  testRequiredVariables,
+} from "~test";
+
+// hardcoded coder_app name in main.tf
+const appName = "vscode-desktop";
+
+const defaultVariables = {
+  agent_id: "foo",
+  coder_app_icon: "/icon/code.svg",
+  coder_app_slug: "vscode",
+  coder_app_display_name: "VS Code Desktop",
+  protocol: "vscode",
+}
+
+describe("vscode-desktop-core", async () => {
+  await runTerraformInit(import.meta.dir);
+
+  testRequiredVariables(import.meta.dir, defaultVariables);
+
+  it("default output", async () => {
+    const state = await runTerraformApply(import.meta.dir, defaultVariables);
+    expect(state.outputs.ide_uri.value).toBe(
+      `${defaultVariables.protocol}://coder.coder-remote/open?owner=default&workspace=default&url=https://mydeployment.coder.com&token=$SESSION_TOKEN`,
+    );
+
+    const coder_app = state.resources.find(
+      (res) => res.type === "coder_app" && res.name === appName,
+    );
+
+    expect(coder_app).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(coder_app?.instances.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(coder_app?.instances[0].attributes.order).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("adds folder", async () => {
+    const state = await runTerraformApply(import.meta.dir, {
+      folder: "/foo/bar",
+
+      ...defaultVariables
+    });
+
+    expect(state.outputs.ide_uri.value).toBe(
+      `${defaultVariables.protocol}://coder.coder-remote/open?owner=default&workspace=default&folder=/foo/bar&url=https://mydeployment.coder.com&token=$SESSION_TOKEN`,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("adds folder and open_recent", async () => {
+    const state = await runTerraformApply(import.meta.dir, {
+      folder: "/foo/bar",
+      open_recent: "true",
+
+      ...defaultVariables,
+    });
+    expect(state.outputs.ide_uri.value).toBe(
+      `${defaultVariables.protocol}://coder.coder-remote/open?owner=default&workspace=default&folder=/foo/bar&openRecent&url=https://mydeployment.coder.com&token=$SESSION_TOKEN`,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("adds folder but not open_recent", async () => {
+    const state = await runTerraformApply(import.meta.dir, {
+      folder: "/foo/bar",
+      openRecent: "false",
+
+      ...defaultVariables,
+    });
+    expect(state.outputs.ide_uri.value).toBe(
+      `${defaultVariables.protocol}://coder.coder-remote/open?owner=default&workspace=default&folder=/foo/bar&url=https://mydeployment.coder.com&token=$SESSION_TOKEN`,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("adds open_recent", async () => {
+    const state = await runTerraformApply(import.meta.dir, {
+      open_recent: "true",
+
+      ...defaultVariables,
+    });
+    expect(state.outputs.ide_uri.value).toBe(
+      `${defaultVariables.protocol}://coder.coder-remote/open?owner=default&workspace=default&openRecent&url=https://mydeployment.coder.com&token=$SESSION_TOKEN`,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("expect order to be set", async () => {
+    const state = await runTerraformApply(import.meta.dir, {
+      coder_app_order: "22",
+      ...defaultVariables
+    });
+
+    const coder_app = state.resources.find(
+      (res) => res.type === "coder_app" && res.name === appName,
+    );
+
+    expect(coder_app).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(coder_app?.instances.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(coder_app?.instances[0].attributes.order).toBe(22);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/registry/coder/modules/vscode-desktop-core/main.tf b/registry/coder/modules/vscode-desktop-core/main.tf
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+terraform {
+  required_version = ">= 1.0"
+
+  required_providers {
+    coder = {
+      source  = "coder/coder"
+      version = ">= 2.5"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+variable "agent_id" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The ID of a Coder agent."
+}
+
+variable "folder" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The folder to open in the IDE."
+  default     = ""
+}
+
+variable "open_recent" {
+  type        = bool
+  description = "Open the most recent workspace or folder. Falls back to the folder if there is no recent workspace or folder to open."
+  default     = false
+}
+
+variable "protocol" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The URI protocol for the IDE."
+}
+
+variable "coder_app_icon" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The icon of the coder_app."
+}
+
+variable "coder_app_slug" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The slug of the coder_app."
+}
+
+variable "coder_app_display_name" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The display name of the coder_app."
+}
+
+variable "coder_app_order" {
+  type        = number
+  description = "The order of the coder_app."
+  default     = null
+}
+
+variable "coder_app_group" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The group of the coder_app."
+  default     = null
+}
+
+data "coder_workspace" "me" {}
+data "coder_workspace_owner" "me" {}
+
+resource "coder_app" "vscode-desktop" {
+  agent_id = var.agent_id
+  external = true
+
+  icon         = var.coder_app_icon
+  slug         = var.coder_app_slug
+  display_name = var.coder_app_display_name
+
+  order = var.coder_app_order
+  group = var.coder_app_group
+
+  # While the call to "join" is not strictly necessary, it makes the URL more readable.
+  url = join("", [
+    "${var.protocol}://coder.coder-remote/open",
+    "?owner=${data.coder_workspace_owner.me.name}",
+    "&workspace=${data.coder_workspace.me.name}",
+    var.folder != "" ? join("", ["&folder=", var.folder]) : "",
+    var.open_recent ? "&openRecent" : "",
+    "&url=${data.coder_workspace.me.access_url}",
+    # NOTE: There is a protocol whitelist for the token replacement, so this will only work with the protocols hardcoded in the front-end.
+    # (https://github.com/coder/coder/blob/6ba4b5bbc95e2e528d7f5b1e31fffa200ae1a6db/site/src/modules/apps/apps.ts#L18)
+    "&token=$SESSION_TOKEN",
+  ])
+}
+
+output "ide_uri" {
+  value       = coder_app.vscode-desktop.url
+  description = "IDE URI."
+}
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