Where should the SFTP panel live in VS Code?

This decides how users access their connections and file tree

A

Inside Remote Explorer

Adds an "SFTP Hosts" section to the existing Remote Explorer sidebar — sits alongside SSH Targets, WSL, Dev Containers. Feels native, no new icon needed.

Remote Explorer
SSH TARGETS
▸ my-server
WSL TARGETS
▸ Ubuntu
SFTP HOSTS ✦
▸ fivem-server
▸ pterodactyl-box
+ Add SFTP Host
B

Own Activity Bar Icon

A dedicated SFTP icon in the Activity Bar (left sidebar). Clicking it opens a full custom panel with connection list and file tree — completely self-contained.

SFTP Explorer
CONNECTIONS
● fivem-server connected
○ pterodactyl-box
+ New Connection
fivem-server — /server
▾ resources/
▾ my-script/
server.lua
client.lua
▸ config/