GitHub Account Switcher

Quickly switch between multiple GitHub accounts from the VS Code status bar.

Features

• Status bar indicator — shows the currently active GitHub account
• Quick switch — click the status bar or use the command palette
• Auto-detect — detects which account is active based on the current repo's git config
• gh CLI integration — optionally runs gh auth switch alongside git config changes
• Add/remove accounts — manage accounts directly from VS Code

Setup

1. Install the extension
2. Run "GitHub Account Switcher: Add GitHub Account" from the command palette
3. Enter a label, git name, email, and optionally your GitHub username
4. Repeat for additional accounts

Or configure manually in settings.json:

{
  "githubAccountSwitcher.accounts": [
    {
      "label": "Work",
      "name": "Ben Work",
      "email": "ben@work.com",
      "ghAccount": "ben-work"
    },
    {
      "label": "Personal",
      "name": "Ben",
      "email": "ben@personal.com",
      "ghAccount": "ben-personal"
    }
  ]
}

Commands

Command	Description
GitHub Account Switcher: Switch GitHub Account	Pick an account to switch to
GitHub Account Switcher: Add GitHub Account	Add a new account interactively
GitHub Account Switcher: Remove GitHub Account	Remove an existing account

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
githubAccountSwitcher.accounts	[]	List of GitHub accounts
githubAccountSwitcher.switchGhCli	true	Also run gh auth switch when switching

What it does when you switch

1. Sets git config user.name and git config user.email in the current workspace
2. If switchGhCli is enabled and ghAccount is set, runs gh auth switch --user <username>