unwanted notifications from terraform extension when editing non-terraform file or project

[g-thomasr]

Extension Version

v2.36.2

VS Code Version

Version: 1.104.0 (system setup)
Commit: f220831ea2d946c0dcb0f3eaa480eb435a2c1260
Date: 2025-09-10T06:46:18.035Z
Electron: 37.3.1
ElectronBuildId: 12342881
Chromium: 138.0.7204.235
Node.js: 22.18.0
V8: 13.8.258.31-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045

Operating System

Windows 10 Pro 22H2 19045.6332

Terraform Version

Terraform v1.9.5 on windows_amd64

Steps to Reproduce

1. open a new vscode window
2. open any text file
3. observe unwanted notifications

Expected Behavior

if, and only if, the extension determines with reasonable confidence that the current workspace is a terraform project, should this extension notify the user.

Actual Behavior

the extension constantly complains that i'm not currently working on a terraform project.

Terraform Configuration

N/A

Project Structure

/a.txt

Gist

No response

Anything Else?

software that notifies me that i don't have docker running makes me want to yeet docker forever.

other than that, thanks for taking your time to look into the issue.

Workarounds

• ignoreSingleFileWarning helps, but there isn't a way to suppress the "docker not running" notification.
• hide all notifications from extension

References

No response

Help Wanted

• I'm interested in contributing a fix myself

Community Note

• Please vote on this issue by adding a 👍 reaction to the original issue to help the community and maintainers prioritize this request
• Please do not leave "+1" or other comments that do not add relevant new information or questions, they generate extra noise for issue followers and do not help prioritize the request
• If you are interested in working on this issue or have submitted a pull request, please leave a comment