--- id: vscode-extension-story-ap-002 unit: artifact-parser intent: 011-vscode-extension status: complete priority: must created: 2025-12-25T17:00:00Z assigned_bolt: bolt-artifact-parser-1 implemented: true ---

Story: Project Detection

User Story

**As a** VS Code user opening a workspace **I want** the extension to detect if this is a specsmd project **So that** I see the appropriate view (welcome or artifact tree)

Acceptance Criteria

• [ ] **Given** a workspace with `memory-bank/` folder, **When** detectProject() is called, **Then** return true
• [ ] **Given** a workspace with `.specsmd/` folder, **When** detectProject() is called, **Then** return true
• [ ] **Given** a workspace with both folders, **When** detectProject() is called, **Then** return true
• [ ] **Given** a workspace with neither folder, **When** detectProject() is called, **Then** return false
• [ ] **Given** a workspace with empty `memory-bank/` folder, **When** detectProject() is called, **Then** return true (folder exists)

Technical Notes

• Use VS Code workspace API (vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders)
• Check folder existence using fs.existsSync or vscode.workspace.fs
• Should be fast (< 50ms) as it runs on activation

Dependencies

Requires

• 001-memory-bank-schema (for path definitions)

Enables

• welcome-view/001-welcome-view-ui
• sidebar-provider/001-tree-data-provider-setup

Edge Cases

| Scenario | Expected Behavior | |----------|-------------------| | No workspace open | Return false | | Multi-root workspace | Check first root only (single workspace support) | | Symlinked folders | Follow symlinks, detect project |

Out of Scope

• Multi-root workspace detection
• Remote workspace detection