Watchtower - VSCode Security Scanner

luisfontes19.watchtower · by Luis FontesVS Marketplace VerifiedOpen VSX Verified

First Released:

VS Marketplace: Mar 6, 2026
Open VSX: Jun 12, 2026

Last Updated:

VS Marketplace: Jul 18, 2026
Open VSX: Jul 18, 2026

Malware and security scanner for VS Code workspaces. Detects invisible Unicode attacks, malicious tasks, compromised extensions, prompt injection in AI agent configs (Copilot, Claude, Cursor), and supply chain threats.

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Security Scanning

Historical performance

7d 15d 30d 90d 1y All

VISUAL STUDIO MARKETPLACE

Installs growth

Last snapshot: Nov 4, 2026, 22:52 UTC

Total installs114

Observed growth14+14.0% since earliest snapshot

Community rating—Reviews unavailable

Latest version0.5.2Updated Jul 18, 2026

9 calculable days · 0 without calculable growth.

OPEN VSX

Downloads growth

Last snapshot: Nov 4, 2026, 22:59 UTC

Total downloads1.4K

Observed growth104+8.1% since earliest snapshot

Community rating—0 reviews

Latest version0.5.2Updated Jul 18, 2026

9 calculable days · 0 without calculable growth.

Search & category rankings

Categories ranked by installs on Marketplace and downloads on Open VSX.

Term	Marketplace	Open VSX
securityKeywordMarketplace · 2026-11-04 23:07 UTCOpen VSX · 2026-11-04 23:12 UTC	#95 of 1,666 ↑13 1d↑25 7d	#45 of 511 ↓2 1d↓3 7d
mcpKeyword · 2026-11-04 23:11 UTC	No observed result	#810 of 983 ↓4 1d↓31 7d

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