Type: Bug
Behaviour
Depending on the order of terminal environment changes, path modifications will overwrite path mods from other extensions.
Particularly, it seems that I get ONLY prepends or ONLY appends, and this differs on a per-workspace basis.
This culminates in things like Python environments not activating in certain workspaces, or debugpy not being available in certain workspaces (among other things)
Steps to reproduce:
Depending on the workspace, the order of terminal environment contributions seems to change. This seems to affect whether path prepends or path appends take priority.
I demonstrate this with a python virtual environment:
- Open a workspace or folder which has the python interpreter set at a workspace level
- Open a new NuShell, Powershell, or CMD integrated terminal
- Ensure that
ms-python.python, and ms-python.debugpy are contributing to the environment.
a. You can do this by hovering over the terminal icon (next to the + add terminal button) and clicking Show Environment Contributions in the pop-up.
b. I have other things contributing to the environment, such as GitHub.copilot-chat. In this case,
i. ms-python.python PRE-pends to path (add BEFORE)
ii. ms-python.debugpy and GitHub.copilot-chat APpend to path (add AFTER)
- View the path:
a. NuShell: $env.Path | last 3 | prepend ($env.Path | first 3)
b. Powershell: ($env:Path -split ';' | select -First 3) + ($env:Path -split ';' | select -Last 3)
c. cmd: echo %PATH%
- Inspect the path. See that only EITHER prepends or appends were made. i.e. either the python virtual environment was prepended, or the github copilot and debugpy no-config debug were appended to path.
Note: I was able to "fix" this (change the order) for one workspace by:
- Closing VSCode and Deleting the relevant "workspace workspace" dir and "folder workspace" dir from
AppData\Roaming\Code\User\workspaceStorage
- Deleting
Code\User\globalStorage\state.vscdb WARNING: THIS WILL DELETE YOUR VSCODE STATE. DO NOT DO THIS.
- Removing references to the folder/workspace from
globalStorage\storage.json
- Setting up VSCode
- Opening the folder
- Setting a workspace-level python interpreter
- Saving the workspace
- Deleting and re-creating the virtualenv
- Opening a terminal to check that the order of environment contributions is different.
Note: I don't actually know if the order of environment contributions is what determines whether prepends or appends work. What I do know is that this is a per-workspace behavior difference.
If I only do steps 1 and 3, then the issue is not fixed once I open VSCode. However, doing step 2 doesn't seem to be the lynchpin, as this process didn't fix every workspace, only the one I fully scrubbed.
Diagnostic data
Output for Python in the Output panel
Note: The output is shown for a workspace for which the path injection DOESN'T WORK. However, this output looks almost identical to that of a workspace for which it DOES work.
2025-05-20 20:49:55.910 [info] Experiment 'pythonRecommendTensorboardExt' is active
2025-05-20 20:49:55.910 [info] Experiment 'pythonSurveyNotification' is active
2025-05-20 20:49:55.910 [info] Experiment 'pythonTerminalEnvVarActivation' is active
2025-05-20 20:49:55.910 [warning] Dir "c:\Users\kenbl\Documents\.projects\rss\.pixi\envs" is not watchable (directory does not exist)
2025-05-20 20:49:55.967 [info] Python interpreter path: .\.venv\Scripts\python.exe
2025-05-20 20:49:55.985 [info] > pyenv which python
2025-05-20 20:49:55.985 [info] cwd: .
2025-05-20 20:49:56.060 [warning] Shell integration may not be active, environment activated may be overridden by the shell.
2025-05-20 20:49:57.299 [info] > overlay use ./.venv/Scripts/activate.nu && echo 'e8b39361-0157-4923-80e1-22d70d46dee6' && python ~/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2025.6.1-win32-x64/python_files/printEnvVariables.py
2025-05-20 20:49:57.300 [info] shell: nushell
2025-05-20 20:49:57.345 [error] getActivatedEnvironmentVariables Error: Command failed: overlay use c:/Users/kenbl/Documents/.projects/rss/.venv/Scripts/activate.nu && echo 'e8b39361-0157-4923-80e1-22d70d46dee6' && python c:/Users/kenbl/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2025.6.1-win32-x64/python_files/printEnvVariables.py
Error: nu::parser::shell_andand
x The '&&' operator is not supported in Nushell
,-[source:1:78]
1 | overlay use c:/Users/kenbl/Documents/.projects/rss/.venv/Scripts/activate.nu && echo 'e8b39361-0157-4923-80e1-22d70d46dee6' && python c:/Users/kenbl/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2025.6.1-win32-x64/python_files/printEnvVariables.py
: ^|
: `-- instead of '&&', use ';' or 'and'
`----
help: use ';' instead of the shell '&&', or 'and' instead of the boolean
'&&'
at genericNodeError (node:internal/errors:984:15)
at wrappedFn (node:internal/errors:538:14)
at ChildProcess.exithandler (node:child_process:423:12)
at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:536:35)
at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1104:16)
at Socket.<anonymous> (node:internal/child_process:456:11)
at Socket.emit (node:events:524:28)
at Pipe.<anonymous> (node:net:343:12) {
code: 1,
killed: false,
signal: null,
cmd: "overlay use c:/Users/kenbl/Documents/.projects/rss/.venv/Scripts/activate.nu && echo 'e8b39361-0157-4923-80e1-22d70d46dee6' && python c:/Users/kenbl/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2025.6.1-win32-x64/python_files/printEnvVariables.py"
}
2025-05-20 20:49:57.354 [info] > ./.venv/Scripts/activate.bat && echo 'e8b39361-0157-4923-80e1-22d70d46dee6' && python ~/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2025.6.1-win32-x64/python_files/printEnvVariables.py
2025-05-20 20:49:57.354 [info] shell: commandPrompt
2025-05-20 20:49:58.128 [info] > C:\Python312\python.exe ~/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2025.6.1-win32-x64/python_files/printEnvVariables.py
2025-05-20 20:49:58.128 [info] shell: commandPrompt
2025-05-20 20:49:58.215 [info] Prepending environment variable PATH in collection with C:\Users\kenbl\Documents\.projects\rss\.venv\Scripts; {"applyAtShellIntegration":true,"applyAtProcessCreation":true}
2025-05-20 20:49:58.215 [info] Setting environment variable PROMPT in collection to (rss) $P$G {"applyAtShellIntegration":true,"applyAtProcessCreation":true}
2025-05-20 20:49:58.215 [info] Setting environment variable VIRTUAL_ENV in collection to C:\Users\kenbl\Documents\.projects\rss\.venv {"applyAtShellIntegration":true,"applyAtProcessCreation":true}
2025-05-20 20:49:58.215 [info] Setting environment variable VIRTUAL_ENV_PROMPT in collection to rss {"applyAtShellIntegration":true,"applyAtProcessCreation":true}
2025-05-20 20:49:58.215 [info] Setting environment variable _OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT in collection to $P$G {"applyAtShellIntegration":true,"applyAtProcessCreation":true}
2025-05-20 20:50:00.149 [info] Starting Pylance language server.
2025-05-20 20:56:28.805 [info] Shell integration status changed, can confirm it's working.
2025-05-20 20:56:28.809 [info] > overlay use ./.venv/Scripts/activate.nu && echo 'e8b39361-0157-4923-80e1-22d70d46dee6' && python ~/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2025.6.1-win32-x64/python_files/printEnvVariables.py
2025-05-20 20:56:28.809 [info] shell: nushell
2025-05-20 20:56:28.840 [error] getActivatedEnvironmentVariables Error: Command failed: overlay use c:/Users/kenbl/Documents/.projects/rss/.venv/Scripts/activate.nu && echo 'e8b39361-0157-4923-80e1-22d70d46dee6' && python c:/Users/kenbl/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2025.6.1-win32-x64/python_files/printEnvVariables.py
Error: nu::parser::shell_andand
x The '&&' operator is not supported in Nushell
,-[source:1:78]
1 | overlay use c:/Users/kenbl/Documents/.projects/rss/.venv/Scripts/activate.nu && echo 'e8b39361-0157-4923-80e1-22d70d46dee6' && python c:/Users/kenbl/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2025.6.1-win32-x64/python_files/printEnvVariables.py
: ^|
: `-- instead of '&&', use ';' or 'and'
`----
help: use ';' instead of the shell '&&', or 'and' instead of the boolean
'&&'
at genericNodeError (node:internal/errors:984:15)
at wrappedFn (node:internal/errors:538:14)
at ChildProcess.exithandler (node:child_process:423:12)
at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:536:35)
at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1104:16)
at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:304:5) {
code: 1,
killed: false,
signal: null,
cmd: "overlay use c:/Users/kenbl/Documents/.projects/rss/.venv/Scripts/activate.nu && echo 'e8b39361-0157-4923-80e1-22d70d46dee6' && python c:/Users/kenbl/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2025.6.1-win32-x64/python_files/printEnvVariables.py"
}
2025-05-20 20:56:28.844 [info] > ./.venv/Scripts/activate.bat && echo 'e8b39361-0157-4923-80e1-22d70d46dee6' && python ~/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2025.6.1-win32-x64/python_files/printEnvVariables.py
2025-05-20 20:56:28.844 [info] shell: commandPrompt
2025-05-20 20:56:28.908 [info] Prepending environment variable PATH in collection with C:\Users\kenbl\Documents\.projects\rss\.venv\Scripts; {"applyAtShellIntegration":true,"applyAtProcessCreation":true}
2025-05-20 20:56:28.908 [info] Setting environment variable PROMPT in collection to (rss) $P$G {"applyAtShellIntegration":true,"applyAtProcessCreation":true}
2025-05-20 20:56:28.908 [info] Setting environment variable VIRTUAL_ENV in collection to C:\Users\kenbl\Documents\.projects\rss\.venv {"applyAtShellIntegration":true,"applyAtProcessCreation":true}
2025-05-20 20:56:28.908 [info] Setting environment variable VIRTUAL_ENV_PROMPT in collection to rss {"applyAtShellIntegration":true,"applyAtProcessCreation":true}
2025-05-20 20:56:28.908 [info] Setting environment variable _OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT in collection to $P$G {"applyAtShellIntegration":true,"applyAtProcessCreation":true}
Output for Python Language Server in the Output panel
2025-05-20 20:49:57.442 [info] (Client) Pylance async client (2025.5.1) started with python extension (2025.6.1)
2025-05-20 20:49:59.653 [info] [Info - 8:49:59 PM] (747840) Server root directory: file:///c%3A/Users/kenbl/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.vscode-pylance-2025.5.1/dist
2025-05-20 20:49:59.821 [info] [Info - 8:49:59 PM] (747840) Pylance language server 2025.5.1 (pyright version 1.1.400, commit b962ffc2) starting
2025-05-20 20:50:00.134 [info] [Info - 8:50:00 PM] (747840) Starting service instance "rss" for workspace "c:\Users\kenbl\Documents\.projects\rss"
2025-05-20 20:50:00.679 [info] [Info - 8:50:00 PM] (747840) Setting environmentName for service "rss": "3.12.2 (.venv venv)"
2025-05-20 20:50:00.679 [info] [Info - 8:50:00 PM] (747840) Setting pythonPath for service "rss": "c:\Users\kenbl\Documents\.projects\rss\.venv\Scripts\python.exe"
2025-05-20 20:50:00.679 [info] [Info - 8:50:00 PM] (747840) No include entries specified; assuming c:\Users\kenbl\Documents\.projects\rss
2025-05-20 20:50:00.679 [info] [Info - 8:50:00 PM] (747840) Auto-excluding **/node_modules
2025-05-20 20:50:00.694 [info] [Info - 8:50:00 PM] (747840) Auto-excluding **/__pycache__
2025-05-20 20:50:00.700 [info] [Info - 8:50:00 PM] (747840) Auto-excluding **/.*
2025-05-20 20:50:00.814 [info] [Info - 8:50:00 PM] (747840) Assuming Python version 3.12.2.final.0
2025-05-20 20:50:01.042 [info] [Info - 8:50:01 PM] (747840) Found 255 source files
2025-05-20 20:50:01.061 [info] [Info - 8:50:01 PM] (747840) Setting environmentName for service "rss": "3.12.2 (.venv venv)"
2025-05-20 20:50:01.061 [info] [Info - 8:50:01 PM] (747840) Setting pythonPath for service "rss": "c:\Users\kenbl\Documents\.projects\rss\.venv\Scripts\python.exe"
2025-05-20 20:50:01.061 [info] [Info - 8:50:01 PM] (747840) No include entries specified; assuming c:\Users\kenbl\Documents\.projects\rss
2025-05-20 20:50:01.061 [info] [Info - 8:50:01 PM] (747840) Auto-excluding **/node_modules
2025-05-20 20:50:01.061 [info] [Info - 8:50:01 PM] (747840) Auto-excluding **/__pycache__
2025-05-20 20:50:01.061 [info] [Info - 8:50:01 PM] (747840) Auto-excluding **/.*
2025-05-20 20:50:01.120 [info] [Info - 8:50:01 PM] (747840) Assuming Python version 3.12.2.final.0
2025-05-20 20:50:01.323 [info] [Info - 8:50:01 PM] (747840) Found 255 source files
2025-05-20 20:50:01.331 [info] [Info - 8:50:01 PM] (747840) BG: Priority queue background worker(2) root directory: file:///c%3A/Users/kenbl/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.vscode-pylance-2025.5.1/dist
2025-05-20 20:50:01.331 [info] [Info - 8:50:01 PM] (747840) BG: Priority queue background worker(2) started
Extension version: 2025.6.1
VS Code version: Code 1.100.2 (848b80aeb52026648a8ff9f7c45a9b0a80641e2e, 2025-05-14T21:47:40.416Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
Modes:
- Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.12.2
- Type of virtual environment used (e.g. conda, venv, virtualenv, etc.): Venv
- Value of the
python.languageServer setting: Default
User Settings
languageServer: "Pylance"
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Extension Id |
Version |
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Gru |
0.0.47 |
| autodocstring |
njp |
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jef |
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wma |
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twx |
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| cmake-tools |
ms- |
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| copilot |
Git |
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| copilot-chat |
Git |
0.27.1 |
| cpptools |
ms- |
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| cpptools-extension-pack |
ms- |
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| cpptools-themes |
ms- |
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| csharp |
ms- |
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sld |
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| dainty-vscode |
ale |
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ms- |
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| datawrangler |
ms- |
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| debugpy |
ms- |
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| docker |
doc |
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csc |
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dsz |
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vit |
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eam |
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| identical-sublime-monokai-csharp-theme-colorizer |
max |
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| isort |
ms- |
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red |
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ms- |
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| js-debug-companion |
ms- |
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| jupyter |
ms- |
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ms- |
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| jupyter-renderers |
ms- |
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tec |
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Jam |
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ms- |
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yzh |
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ms- |
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igo |
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ms- |
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ms- |
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ms- |
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ms- |
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ms- |
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ms- |
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cha |
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rus |
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ms- |
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Sup |
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mon |
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oct |
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Kev |
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bat |
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ms- |
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| vscode-dotnet-runtime |
ms- |
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dba |
3.0.10 |
| vscode-github-actions |
git |
0.27.1 |
| vscode-html-css |
ecm |
2.0.13 |
| vscode-js-profile-table |
ms- |
1.0.10 |
| vscode-jupyter-cell-tags |
ms- |
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| vscode-jupyter-slideshow |
ms- |
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Rub |
0.0.8 |
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zxh |
0.5.5 |
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Git |
0.110.0 |
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ms- |
2025.5.1 |
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msj |
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red |
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| vsliveshare |
ms- |
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bna |
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--crash-reporter-id fdf58350-4bde-4f0f-94e7-09c3724edea9 |
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Type: Bug
Behaviour
Depending on the order of terminal environment changes, path modifications will overwrite path mods from other extensions.
Particularly, it seems that I get ONLY prepends or ONLY appends, and this differs on a per-workspace basis.
This culminates in things like Python environments not activating in certain workspaces, or debugpy not being available in certain workspaces (among other things)
Steps to reproduce:
Depending on the workspace, the order of terminal environment contributions seems to change. This seems to affect whether path prepends or path appends take priority.
I demonstrate this with a python virtual environment:
ms-python.python, andms-python.debugpyare contributing to the environment.a. You can do this by hovering over the terminal icon (next to the
+add terminal button) and clickingShow Environment Contributionsin the pop-up.b. I have other things contributing to the environment, such as
GitHub.copilot-chat. In this case,i.
ms-python.pythonPRE-pends to path (add BEFORE)ii.
ms-python.debugpyandGitHub.copilot-chatAPpend to path (add AFTER)a. NuShell:
$env.Path | last 3 | prepend ($env.Path | first 3)b. Powershell:
($env:Path -split ';' | select -First 3) + ($env:Path -split ';' | select -Last 3)c. cmd:
echo %PATH%Note: I was able to "fix" this (change the order) for one workspace by:
AppData\Roaming\Code\User\workspaceStorageCode\User\globalStorage\state.vscdbWARNING: THIS WILL DELETE YOUR VSCODE STATE. DO NOT DO THIS.globalStorage\storage.jsonNote: I don't actually know if the order of environment contributions is what determines whether prepends or appends work. What I do know is that this is a per-workspace behavior difference.
If I only do steps 1 and 3, then the issue is not fixed once I open VSCode. However, doing step 2 doesn't seem to be the lynchpin, as this process didn't fix every workspace, only the one I fully scrubbed.
Diagnostic data
Output for
Pythonin theOutputpanelNote: The output is shown for a workspace for which the path injection DOESN'T WORK. However, this output looks almost identical to that of a workspace for which it DOES work.
Output for
Python Language Serverin theOutputpanelExtension version: 2025.6.1
VS Code version: Code 1.100.2 (848b80aeb52026648a8ff9f7c45a9b0a80641e2e, 2025-05-14T21:47:40.416Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
Modes:
python.languageServersetting: DefaultUser Settings
Installed Extensions
System Info
canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: disabled_off
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
vulkan: disabled_off
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: enabled
webnn: disabled_off
A/B Experiments