Terraform path cannot be set at workspace level

[asmeikal]

Extension Version

2.37.5

VS Code Version

Version: 1.105.1 (Universal)
Commit: 7d842fb85a0275a4a8e4d7e040d2625abbf7f084
Date: 2025-10-14T22:33:36.618Z
Electron: 37.6.0
ElectronBuildId: 12502201
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.19.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.6.0

Operating System

macOS 15.7.1 (24G231)

Terraform Version

Terraform v1.13.4 on darwin_arm64

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install mise
2. Clone this mise-vscode fork
3. Run mise install and mise run dev to open vscode with the extension running
4. Install the HashiCorp Terraform extension
5. Open the attached gist

Expected Behavior

The terraform.languageServer.terraform.path property should be configured correctly by the mise-vscode extension, pointing to the terraform binary installed by mise. Code formatting should run.

Actual Behavior

The mise-vscode extension fails to configure the terraform.languageServer.terraform.path property at the workspace level with the following error:

[error] Failed to configure the extension hashicorp.terraform for terraform: CodeExpectedError: Unable to write terraform.languageServer.terraform.path to Workspace Settings. This setting can be written only into User settings.

Gist

https://gist.github.com/asmeikal/b312ab0cddc3886b4e5d9cacfccc6059

Anything Else?

I'm managing the terraform version using mise, and I'm trying to add support for the hashicorp.terraform extension to the mise-vscode extension, which sets appropriate executable paths for specific extensions to the executables installed by mise. The PR in the "References" section restricted the terraform.languageServer.terraform.path from the machine-overridable scope to the machine scope, preventing the mise-vscode extension from working, which is too restrictive for some configurations, and the issue in the "References" section seems to rely on the assumption that there is a single terraform executable per machine.

Workarounds

No response

References

• Set machine scope to path settings #1187
• Flag machine specific configurations like paths as machine scoped #187

Help Wanted

• I'm interested in contributing a fix myself

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