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Set `positron` `engines` in extension `package.json`

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#3,826 opened on Mar 19, 2026

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good first issue

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Description

We should set a engines positron version specification to say which version of Positron we support and later.

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https://positron.posit.co/extension-development.html

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Add an 'engines' field in the extension's package.json specifying the supported Positron version range.
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
developer experiencetooling
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Feature
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1
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Under 1 hour
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
package.json
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90