162    throw new Error(error);
                       ~~~~~

src/extensionFunctions.ts:431:77 - error TS2571: Object is of type 'unknown'.

431   sendTextToOutputChannel(`--CLI command ${testCommand} failed with error ${error.status}`);
                                                                                ~~~~~

src/extensionFunctions.ts:568:19 - error TS2345: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to parameter of type 'string | undefined'.
  Type 'unknown' is not assignable to type 'string'.

568   throw new Error(error);
                      ~~~~~

src/extensionFunctions.ts:587:19 - error TS2345: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to parameter of type 'string | undefined'.
  Type 'unknown' is not assignable to type 'string'.

587   throw new Error(error);
                      ~~~~~

src/test/suite/didact.test.ts:102:16 - error TS2345: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to parameter of type 'string | Error | undefined'.
  Type 'unknown' is not assignable to type 'Error'.

102    assert.fail(error);
                   ~~~~~

src/test/suite/didact.test.ts:117:16 - error TS2345: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to parameter of type 'string | Error | undefined'.
  Type 'unknown' is not assignable to type 'Error'.

117    assert.fail(error);
                   ~~~~~

src/test/suite/didact.test.ts:307:15 - error TS2345: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to parameter of type 'string | Error | undefined'.
  Type 'unknown' is not assignable to type 'Error'.

307   assert.fail(error);
                  ~~~~~

src/test/suite/stubDemoTutorial.test.ts:91:10 - error TS2345: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to parameter of type 'string | Error | undefined'.
  Type 'unknown' is not assignable to type 'Error'.

91     fail(error);
            ~~~~~

src/utils.ts:531:52 - error TS2345: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to parameter of type 'string'.

531   await extensionFunctions.sendTextToOutputChannel(ex);