Reference a vscode extension inside a Markdown file

Question

Is there any way to reference vscode extensions inside a Markdown file, as we do with links: [the link name](the_link_url)?

Answer 1

1. Search for an extension here: vscode marketplace
2. Select the extension of your choice (I'm gonna have docker as an example)
3. Find the green "Install" button and open it in a new tab.
4. On the new tab you will see the url has a text like this one: vscode:extension/ms-azuretools.vscode-docker This is the text you need to put in your link url to directly open your extension in vscode. You can also notice it if you mouseover the "Install" button at the bottom left corner of your browser (pic attached)

Please note that you can also search from within the extensions tab in vscode, and once you find your extension right click and "Copy Extension ID" but you would still have to prepend the text with "vscode:extension/"