This extension supports running npm scripts defined in the package.json as tasks. Scripts with the name 'build', 'compile', or 'watch' are treated as build tasks.

To run scripts as tasks you use the Tasks menu.

For more information about auto detection of Tasks pls see the documentation.

Settings

npm.autoDetect enable detecting scripts as tasks, the default is on.
npm.runSilent run npm script with the --silent option, the default is false.
npm.packageManager the package manager used to run the scripts: npm or yarn, the default is npm.
npm.exclude glob patterns for folders that should be excluded from automatic script detection. The pattern is matched against the absolute path of the package.json. For example, to exclude all test folders use '**/test/**'.
npm.enableScriptExplorer enable an explorer view for npm scripts.
npm.scriptExplorerAction the default click action: open or run, the default is open.