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The supplied extension definition isn't valid: 'Uploaded extension package is missing an 'overview.md' file which is a mandatory details asset.

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
build-system, cli

Research direction

Start by tracing how vss-extension.json and the files: "." setting are converted into the VSIX manifest. Verify why the assets entry for overview.md is lost, then confirm that a package containing the required overview.md is represented in the generated manifest.

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Description

Area: tfx-cli bug

Trying to publish my extension but getting an error:

The supplied extension definition isn't valid:
'Uploaded extension package is missing an 'overview.md' file which is a mandatory details asset.
Try again after adding the file.'

See:
https://stackoverflow.com/q/71131345/736079

Turns out the required content/details link is in the vss-extension.json, but the asset isn't added to the vsix manifest.

Looks like files: "." causes the assets elements in the manifest to be lost.

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