ESP-IDF VS Code Extension: “Open ESP-IDF Installation Manager” does nothing and “Show Examples” missing in latest extension (IDFGH-17005) (VSC-1822)

[kunjsn123]

Answers checklist.

• I have read the documentation ESP-IDF Programming Guide and the issue is not addressed there.
• I have updated my IDF branch (master or release) to the latest version and checked that the issue is present there.
• I have searched the issue tracker for a similar issue and not found a similar issue.

General issue report

I am facing a UI/command issue with the latest ESP-IDF VS Code extension.

• The command “Open ESP-IDF Installation Manager” is visible in the Command Palette but does not open or redirect to the installation manager UI.
• The “Show Examples” option/workflow that existed in earlier versions of the extension is missing in the latest version.

ESP-IDF v5.5.2 is installed successfully and works correctly via CLI, so this is not an installation or build problem. The issue appears to be related to the VS Code extension UI or command handling.

Environment

• OS: Linux x64 (snap)
• VS Code: 1.107.1
• ESP-IDF Extension: 2.0.1, 1.11.0
• ESP-IDF: v5.5.2 (installed and working)

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[olavt]

I have the same issue. "Show examples" are missing. How are you supposed to create a new Matter project based on an example?

[kunjsn123]

I have the same issue. "Show examples" are missing. How are you supposed to create a new Matter project based on an example?

currently i go to the esp-idf path in that from the example folder i copy and paste the entire project folder and use that

[Fabricio-ESP]

Hi @kunjsn123 , @olavt ,
The show examples command have been replaced with the new project wizard. Please use the New Project Wizard to create new projects based on IDF examples.

Regarding the Open ESP-IDF Installation Manager command, this is part of the refactored IDF installation process, which will be the standard procedure with the upcoming v2.0 release. Your feedback is much appreciated. We will look into what could be preventing the installation manager to be launched.
Could you confirm if you have used/installed the Espressif IDF Installation Manager before attempting to launch it through the VSCode extension?

[kunjsn123]

thanks @Fabricio-ESP .i checked it and i found the choose template option from that i can able to make the new project based on the examples the correct path is

new project vizard -> choose template ->ESP-IDF

i am closing this issue now

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[BrinkmannJan]

I can confirm that since the current 2.0.2 release of the ESP-IDF add-on, the Installation Manager does not open.
After the initial install, there was only a VSC context menu that asked for the download source (GitHub, China, ...) and since then the extensions remain in a busy state, but nothing happens.

In the old 1.11.1 everything works as expected.

Could you please take a look into this @Fabricio-ESP and maybe also reopen the issue?

[Fabricio-ESP]

HI @BrinkmannJan, thanks for the message.
I would prefer you rather open a new ticket so we can explore in details what is going on int he extension on your system. If you did get the dropdown menu then the installation manager was downloaded to your system, please check you home folder /.espressif/eim_gui and attempt to execute the application from a terminal on that folder, please check for any error message about missing libraries.

Feel free to open a new ticket with your issue, please describe your operating system and what are the results of attempting to run EIM directly from the folder it is installed.

If you can run EIM but VSCode extension is not capable of doing it we need to investigate further.

If you have problems with EIM to launch, fee free to open a ticket on the EIM repository and we will continue from there.
https://github.com/espressif/idf-im-ui/issues

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