Commands

Run commands from the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P, or Cmd+Shift+P on macOS) by typing FossID. Some commands appear only after you sign in. Some are only available from a menu or Quick Fix.

Sign-in and connection

Command	What it does
FossID: Set Up	Opens the sign-in window if you aren't signed in. If you are, it re-registers FossID with your AI assistants and reinstalls the skills.
FossID: Sign In	Opens the sign-in window. See Signing in.
FossID: Sign Out	Removes your FossID sign-in and keeps the server address. Also ends your FossID session at Okta.
FossID: Reconfigure	Opens the sign-in window to change server or account. Also in the … menu of the Policies view, and behind the status bar when there is a connection problem.
FossID: Set Server URL	Changes the server address only, without checking it.
FossID: Test Connection	Checks that FossID can reach your server with your sign-in, and reports the result.
FossID: Reset Configuration	After confirmation, clears the server address and your sign-in, then opens the sign-in window.
FossID: Request Access	Prepares an email to FossID asking for access, for users who aren't customers yet. Also the Contact FossID button in the Setup view.

Scanning

Command	What it does
FossID: Scan Workspace	Scans the whole workspace (first folder), replacing current results. Also in the … menu of the Policies view. See Scanning.
FossID: Scan Workspace Against Volume…	Scans the workspace against one of your custom scan volumes, adding to current results.
FossID: Rescan Current File	Saves and rescans the active file right away, even if it is excluded. Also runs when you click the auto-scan status bar item.

Findings

Command	Where	What it does
Explain with FossID / FossID: Explain Finding	Quick Fix, hover, editor right-click menu	Asks your AI assistant to explain the finding. See Explain and Fix.
Fix with FossID / FossID: Fix Finding	Quick Fix, hover, editor right-click menu	Asks your AI assistant to propose or apply a fix.
Ignore: <kind> <identifier>…	Quick Fix, Problems panel	Ignores this finding with a reason and expiry. See Ignoring findings.
FossID: Ignore a Finding…	Command Palette	Picks a finding and lets you widen the ignore to a folder, kind or identifier pattern.
FossID: resolve merge conflict (merge both sides)	Quick Fix in ignores.yaml, notification, Ignores editor	Merges a conflicted ignores.yaml automatically, after a preview.

Configuration

Command	Where	What it does
FossID: Open Detection Rules	Command Palette; Detection Rules in the Policies view	Opens the Detection Rules editor, including custom volumes.
License Policies	Policies view	Opens the License Policies editor.
Manage Ignores	Ignores view	Opens the Ignores editor.
FossID: Publish Policy	Command Palette	Publishes the workspace policy to your organization's policy service.
FossID: Exclude from Scanning	Explorer right-click menu	Adds the selected files or folders to .fossidignore. See Excluding files.
FossID: Stop Excluding	Explorer right-click menu	Removes the selected item's exclusion rule.
FossID: Set Up .fossid/ Governance	Command Palette	Routes changes to .fossid/ to a compliance owner in CODEOWNERS. See Governance.

AI assistants and maintenance

Command	What it does
FossID: Copy MCP URL	Copies the address of the fossid-mcp or fossid-editor server, or a JSON snippet with both, for connecting another MCP client.
FossID: Clean Up Workspace Configs	After confirmation, stops the scanner and removes FossID's entries from .vscode/mcp.json, .mcp.json and .cursor/mcp.json. It keeps other servers in those files. Run it just before uninstalling. See Troubleshooting.
FossID: Open Documentation	Opens the getting-started guide bundled with the extension.