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I'm looking for the source to the VSCode-Insider's Remote SSH extension, and everything seems to point to to Microsoft/vscode-remote-release, which has no code, just issues and Markdown docs. Anyone know where the actual extension source is? I'm curious of the inner workings. I've also checked on microsoft/vscode and don't see it either.

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That was asked in Microsoft/vscode-remote-release issue 30

It refers to this FAQ:

Why aren't the Remote Development extensions or their components open source?

The Visual Studio Code Remote Development extensions and their related components will use an open planning, issue, and feature request process, but are not currently open-source.
As with other service-based extensions such as Visual Studio LiveShare and IntelliCode, we have made the decision to keep them closed source.

As Haaleo points out in the comments:

You can check the extension's installed source code.
Under windows navigate to %USERPROFILE%/.vscode-insiders/extensions

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  • @HaaLeo Thank you. I have included your comment in the answer for more visibility. – VonC May 04 '19 at 16:15
  • I had an issue because this extension requires TCP forwarding which is completely blocked because of security policy and I thought ok easy I can just add this feature without using TCP redirect but with custom shell. VSCode is done for me this is completely sneaked into and M$ intentions are clear. Good luck with their choice with their next visualstudio, – Abdurrahim Mar 10 '21 at 12:29