diff --git a/src/codelens/codeLensProvider.ts b/src/codelens/codeLensProvider.ts
index a509d5be4814e..5b5079e2bd6fc 100644
--- a/src/codelens/codeLensProvider.ts
+++ b/src/codelens/codeLensProvider.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {
 	CodeLens,
 	CodeLensProvider,
 	Command,
-	commands,
 	DocumentSelector,
 	DocumentSymbol,
 	Event,
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 	command,
 	Commands,
 	DiffWithPreviousCommandArgs,
+	executeCoreCommand,
 	OpenOnRemoteCommandArgs,
 	ShowCommitsInViewCommandArgs,
 	ShowQuickCommitCommandArgs,
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import {
 	configuration,
 	FileAnnotationType,
 } from '../configuration';
-import { BuiltInCommands, Schemes } from '../constants';
+import { CoreCommands, Schemes } from '../constants';
 import { Container } from '../container';
 import type { GitUri } from '../git/gitUri';
 import { GitBlame, GitBlameLines, GitCommit } from '../git/models';
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ export class GitCodeLensProvider implements CodeLensProvider {
 			} else {
 				[blame, symbols] = await Promise.all([
 					this.container.git.getBlame(gitUri, document),
-					commands.executeCommand<SymbolInformation[]>(
-						BuiltInCommands.ExecuteDocumentSymbolProvider,
+					executeCoreCommand<[Uri], SymbolInformation[]>(
+						CoreCommands.ExecuteDocumentSymbolProvider,
 						document.uri,
 					),
 				]);
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ export class GitCodeLensProvider implements CodeLensProvider {
 
 			if (blame == null || blame?.lines.length === 0) return lenses;
 		} else if (languageScope.scopes.length !== 1 || !languageScope.scopes.includes(CodeLensScopes.Document)) {
-			symbols = await commands.executeCommand<SymbolInformation[]>(
-				BuiltInCommands.ExecuteDocumentSymbolProvider,
+			symbols = await executeCoreCommand<[Uri], SymbolInformation[]>(
+				CoreCommands.ExecuteDocumentSymbolProvider,
 				document.uri,
 			);
 		}
diff --git a/src/commands/browseRepoAtRevision.ts b/src/commands/browseRepoAtRevision.ts
index 175d483416657..4aa7c24a2f38a 100644
--- a/src/commands/browseRepoAtRevision.ts
+++ b/src/commands/browseRepoAtRevision.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { commands, TextEditor, Uri } from 'vscode';
-import { BuiltInCommands } from '../constants';
+import { TextEditor, Uri } from 'vscode';
+import { CoreCommands } from '../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../container';
 import { GitUri } from '../git/gitUri';
 import { Logger } from '../logger';
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 	command,
 	CommandContext,
 	Commands,
+	executeCoreCommand,
 	getCommandUri,
 	openWorkspace,
 	OpenWorkspaceLocation,
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ export class BrowseRepoAtRevisionCommand extends ActiveEditorCommand {
 			});
 
 			if (!args.openInNewWindow) {
-				void commands.executeCommand(BuiltInCommands.FocusFilesExplorer);
+				void executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.FocusFilesExplorer);
 			}
 		} catch (ex) {
 			Logger.error(ex, 'BrowseRepoAtRevisionCommand');
diff --git a/src/commands/closeUnchangedFiles.ts b/src/commands/closeUnchangedFiles.ts
index e91a23bf03869..97633469c8f38 100644
--- a/src/commands/closeUnchangedFiles.ts
+++ b/src/commands/closeUnchangedFiles.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import { commands, TextEditor, Uri, window } from 'vscode';
+import { TextEditor, Uri, window } from 'vscode';
 import { TextEditorComparer, UriComparer } from '../comparers';
-import { BuiltInCommands } from '../constants';
+import { CoreCommands } from '../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../container';
 import { Logger } from '../logger';
 import { Messages } from '../messages';
 import { debounce } from '../system/function';
-import { Command, command, Commands, getRepoPathOrPrompt } from './common';
+import { Command, command, Commands, executeCoreCommand, getRepoPathOrPrompt } from './common';
 
 export interface CloseUnchangedFilesCommandArgs {
 	uris?: Uri[];
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class CloseUnchangedFilesCommand extends Command {
 			}
 
 			if (args.uris.length === 0) {
-				void commands.executeCommand(BuiltInCommands.CloseAllEditors);
+				void executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.CloseAllEditors);
 
 				return;
 			}
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export class CloseUnchangedFilesCommand extends Command {
 	private async closeEditor(timeout: number = 500): Promise<TextEditor | undefined> {
 		const editor = window.activeTextEditor;
 
-		void (await commands.executeCommand(BuiltInCommands.CloseActiveEditor));
+		void (await executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.CloseActiveEditor));
 
 		if (editor !== window.activeTextEditor) {
 			return window.activeTextEditor;
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export class CloseUnchangedFilesCommand extends Command {
 	private async nextEditor(timeout: number = 500): Promise<TextEditor | undefined> {
 		const editor = window.activeTextEditor;
 
-		void (await commands.executeCommand(BuiltInCommands.NextEditor));
+		void (await executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.NextEditor));
 
 		if (editor !== window.activeTextEditor) {
 			return window.activeTextEditor;
diff --git a/src/commands/common.ts b/src/commands/common.ts
index 74b8bed1a1508..61cbbd748f34b 100644
--- a/src/commands/common.ts
+++ b/src/commands/common.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
 	workspace,
 } from 'vscode';
 import type { Action, ActionContext } from '../api/gitlens';
-import { BuiltInCommands, ImageMimetypes, Schemes } from '../constants';
+import { CoreCommands, CoreGitCommands, ImageMimetypes, Schemes } from '../constants';
 import { Container } from '../container';
 import { GitUri } from '../git/gitUri';
 import {
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ export const enum Commands {
 	ToggleLineBlame = 'gitlens.toggleLineBlame',
 	ToggleReviewMode = 'gitlens.toggleReviewMode',
 	ToggleZenMode = 'gitlens.toggleZenMode',
+	ViewsCopy = 'gitlens.views.copy',
 	ViewsOpenDirectoryDiff = 'gitlens.views.openDirectoryDiff',
 	ViewsOpenDirectoryDiffWithWorking = 'gitlens.views.openDirectoryDiffWithWorking',
 
@@ -208,8 +209,45 @@ export function getMarkdownActionCommand<T extends ActionContext>(action: Action
 	});
 }
 
-export function executeCommand<T>(command: Commands, args: T) {
-	return commands.executeCommand(command, args);
+type SupportedCommands = Commands | `gitlens.views.${string}.focus` | `gitlens.views.${string}.resetViewLocation`;
+
+export function executeCommand<U = any>(command: SupportedCommands): Thenable<U>;
+export function executeCommand<T = unknown, U = any>(command: SupportedCommands, arg: T): Thenable<U>;
+export function executeCommand<T extends [...unknown[]] = [], U = any>(
+	command: SupportedCommands,
+	...args: T
+): Thenable<U>;
+export function executeCommand<T extends [...unknown[]] = [], U = any>(
+	command: SupportedCommands,
+	...args: T
+): Thenable<U> {
+	return commands.executeCommand<U>(command, args);
+}
+
+export function executeCoreCommand<U = any>(command: CoreCommands): Thenable<U>;
+export function executeCoreCommand<T = unknown, U = any>(command: CoreCommands, arg: T): Thenable<U>;
+export function executeCoreCommand<T extends [...unknown[]] = [], U = any>(
+	command: CoreCommands,
+	...args: T
+): Thenable<U>;
+export function executeCoreCommand<T extends [...unknown[]] = [], U = any>(
+	command: CoreCommands,
+	...args: T
+): Thenable<U> {
+	return commands.executeCommand<U>(command, ...args);
+}
+
+export function executeCoreGitCommand<U = any>(command: CoreGitCommands): Thenable<U>;
+export function executeCoreGitCommand<T = unknown, U = any>(command: CoreGitCommands, arg: T): Thenable<U>;
+export function executeCoreGitCommand<T extends [...unknown[]] = [], U = any>(
+	command: CoreGitCommands,
+	...args: T
+): Thenable<U>;
+export function executeCoreGitCommand<T extends [...unknown[]] = [], U = any>(
+	command: CoreGitCommands,
+	...args: T
+): Thenable<U> {
+	return commands.executeCommand<U>(command, ...args);
 }
 
 export function executeEditorCommand<T>(command: Commands, uri: Uri | undefined, args: T) {
@@ -700,7 +738,7 @@ export function findOrOpenEditors(uris: Uri[]): void {
 	}
 
 	for (const uri of normalizedUris.values()) {
-		void commands.executeCommand(BuiltInCommands.Open, uri, { background: true, preview: false });
+		void executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.Open, uri, { background: true, preview: false });
 	}
 }
 
@@ -715,7 +753,7 @@ export async function openEditor(
 		}
 
 		if (uri.scheme === Schemes.GitLens && ImageMimetypes[extname(uri.fsPath)]) {
-			await commands.executeCommand(BuiltInCommands.Open, uri);
+			await executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.Open, uri);
 
 			return undefined;
 		}
@@ -730,7 +768,7 @@ export async function openEditor(
 	} catch (ex) {
 		const msg: string = ex?.toString() ?? '';
 		if (msg.includes('File seems to be binary and cannot be opened as text')) {
-			await commands.executeCommand(BuiltInCommands.Open, uri);
+			await executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.Open, uri);
 
 			return undefined;
 		}
@@ -757,7 +795,7 @@ export function openWorkspace(
 		return void workspace.updateWorkspaceFolders(count, 0, { uri: uri, name: options?.name });
 	}
 
-	return void commands.executeCommand(BuiltInCommands.OpenFolder, uri, {
+	return void executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.OpenFolder, uri, {
 		forceNewWindow: options?.location === OpenWorkspaceLocation.NewWindow,
 	});
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/diffWith.ts b/src/commands/diffWith.ts
index 895902029b6f1..d79486071b358 100644
--- a/src/commands/diffWith.ts
+++ b/src/commands/diffWith.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import { commands, Range, TextDocumentShowOptions, Uri, ViewColumn } from 'vscode';
-import { BuiltInCommands, GlyphChars } from '../constants';
+import { Range, TextDocumentShowOptions, Uri, ViewColumn } from 'vscode';
+import { CoreCommands, GlyphChars } from '../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../container';
 import { GitCommit, GitRevision } from '../git/models';
 import { Logger } from '../logger';
 import { Messages } from '../messages';
 import { basename } from '../system/path';
-import { command, Command, Commands } from './common';
+import { command, Command, Commands, executeCoreCommand } from './common';
 
 export interface DiffWithCommandArgsRevision {
 	sha: string;
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ export class DiffWithCommand extends Command {
 				args.showOptions.selection = new Range(args.line, 0, args.line, 0);
 			}
 
-			void (await commands.executeCommand(
-				BuiltInCommands.Diff,
+			void (await executeCoreCommand(
+				CoreCommands.Diff,
 				lhs ??
 					this.container.git.getRevisionUri(GitRevision.deletedOrMissing, args.lhs.uri.fsPath, args.repoPath),
 				rhs ??
diff --git a/src/commands/git/coauthors.ts b/src/commands/git/coauthors.ts
index 8cbd2466837b0..efc4f1ff51b83 100644
--- a/src/commands/git/coauthors.ts
+++ b/src/commands/git/coauthors.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import { commands } from 'vscode';
+import { CoreCommands } from '../../constants';
 import { Container } from '../../container';
 import { GitContributor, Repository } from '../../git/models';
 import { normalizePath } from '../../system/path';
 import { ViewsWithRepositoryFolders } from '../../views/viewBase';
+import { executeCoreCommand } from '../common';
 import {
 	PartialStepState,
 	pickContributorsStep,
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ export class CoAuthorsGitCommand extends QuickCommand<State> {
 		}
 
 		repo.inputBox.value = message;
-		void (await commands.executeCommand('workbench.view.scm'));
+		void (await executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.ShowSCM));
 	}
 
 	protected async *steps(state: PartialStepState<State>): StepGenerator {
diff --git a/src/commands/git/push.ts b/src/commands/git/push.ts
index 4818575f3fe97..d06204612451b 100644
--- a/src/commands/git/push.ts
+++ b/src/commands/git/push.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { configuration } from '../../configuration';
-import { BuiltInGitConfiguration, GlyphChars } from '../../constants';
+import { CoreGitConfiguration, GlyphChars } from '../../constants';
 import { Container } from '../../container';
 import { GitBranch, GitBranchReference, GitReference, Repository } from '../../git/models';
 import { Directive, DirectiveQuickPickItem, FlagsQuickPickItem } from '../../quickpicks';
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export class PushGitCommand extends QuickCommand<State> {
 	}
 
 	private async *confirmStep(state: PushStepState, context: Context): AsyncStepResultGenerator<Flags[]> {
-		const useForceWithLease = configuration.getAny<boolean>(BuiltInGitConfiguration.UseForcePushWithLease) ?? false;
+		const useForceWithLease = configuration.getAny<boolean>(CoreGitConfiguration.UseForcePushWithLease) ?? false;
 
 		let step: QuickPickStep<FlagsQuickPickItem<Flags>>;
 
diff --git a/src/commands/refreshHover.ts b/src/commands/refreshHover.ts
index cb2988e259103..19f3ef3a512a0 100644
--- a/src/commands/refreshHover.ts
+++ b/src/commands/refreshHover.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { commands } from 'vscode';
+import { CoreCommands } from '../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../container';
-import { command, Command, Commands } from './common';
+import { command, Command, Commands, executeCoreCommand } from './common';
 
 @command()
 export class RefreshHoverCommand extends Command {
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ export class RefreshHoverCommand extends Command {
 
 	async execute() {
 		// TODO@eamodio figure out how to really refresh/update a hover
-		await commands.executeCommand('editor.action.showHover');
+		await executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.EditorShowHover);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/setViewsLayout.ts b/src/commands/setViewsLayout.ts
index cb5979e88d702..9140d3e8d1a58 100644
--- a/src/commands/setViewsLayout.ts
+++ b/src/commands/setViewsLayout.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { commands, window } from 'vscode';
+import { window } from 'vscode';
 import { viewsConfigKeys } from '../configuration';
+import { CoreCommands } from '../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../container';
-import { command, Command, Commands } from './common';
+import { command, Command, Commands, executeCommand, executeCoreCommand } from './common';
 
 enum ViewsLayout {
 	GitLens = 'gitlens',
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ export class SetViewsLayoutCommand extends Command {
 					// Because of https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/105774, run the command twice which seems to fix things
 					let count = 0;
 					while (count++ < 2) {
-						void (await commands.executeCommand('vscode.moveViews', {
+						void (await executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.MoveViews, {
 							viewIds: viewsConfigKeys.map(view => `gitlens.views.${view}`),
 							destinationId: 'workbench.view.extension.gitlens',
 						}));
@@ -64,14 +65,14 @@ export class SetViewsLayoutCommand extends Command {
 					// Because of https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/105774, run the command twice which seems to fix things
 					let count = 0;
 					while (count++ < 2) {
-						void (await commands.executeCommand('vscode.moveViews', {
+						void (await executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.MoveViews, {
 							viewIds: viewsConfigKeys.map(view => `gitlens.views.${view}`),
 							destinationId: 'workbench.view.scm',
 						}));
 					}
 				} catch {
 					for (const view of viewsConfigKeys) {
-						void (await commands.executeCommand(`gitlens.views.${view}.resetViewLocation`));
+						void (await executeCommand(`gitlens.views.${view}.resetViewLocation`));
 					}
 				}
 
diff --git a/src/commands/showView.ts b/src/commands/showView.ts
index de51f0aba1509..2b5c2dd3ab6b2 100644
--- a/src/commands/showView.ts
+++ b/src/commands/showView.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import { commands } from 'vscode';
 import type { Container } from '../container';
 import { ContextKeys, setContext } from '../context';
 import { SyncedState } from '../storage';
-import { command, Command, CommandContext, Commands } from './common';
+import { command, Command, CommandContext, Commands, executeCommand } from './common';
 
 @command()
 export class ShowViewCommand extends Command {
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ export class ShowViewCommand extends Command {
 			case Commands.ShowWelcomeView:
 				await setContext(ContextKeys.ViewsWelcomeVisible, true);
 				void this.container.storage.store(SyncedState.WelcomeViewVisible, true);
-				void (await commands.executeCommand('gitlens.views.welcome.focus'));
+				void (await executeCommand('gitlens.views.welcome.focus'));
 		}
 
 		return Promise.resolve(undefined);
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 5aae20562455d..d85c13f21401d 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,46 @@ export const enum Colors {
 	UnpulledChangesIconColor = 'gitlens.unpulledChangesIconColor',
 }
 
+export const enum CoreCommands {
+	CloseActiveEditor = 'workbench.action.closeActiveEditor',
+	CloseAllEditors = 'workbench.action.closeAllEditors',
+	CursorMove = 'cursorMove',
+	Diff = 'vscode.diff',
+	EditorScroll = 'editorScroll',
+	EditorShowHover = 'editor.action.showHover',
+	ExecuteDocumentSymbolProvider = 'vscode.executeDocumentSymbolProvider',
+	ExecuteCodeLensProvider = 'vscode.executeCodeLensProvider',
+	FocusFilesExplorer = 'workbench.files.action.focusFilesExplorer',
+	InstallExtension = 'workbench.extensions.installExtension',
+	MoveViews = 'vscode.moveViews',
+	Open = 'vscode.open',
+	OpenFolder = 'vscode.openFolder',
+	OpenInTerminal = 'openInTerminal',
+	OpenWith = 'vscode.openWith',
+	NextEditor = 'workbench.action.nextEditor',
+	PreviewHtml = 'vscode.previewHtml',
+	RevealLine = 'revealLine',
+	SetContext = 'setContext',
+	ShowExplorer = 'workbench.view.explorer',
+	ShowReferences = 'editor.action.showReferences',
+	ShowSCM = 'workbench.view.scm',
+}
+
+export const enum CoreGitCommands {
+	Publish = 'git.publish',
+	Pull = 'git.pull',
+	PullRebase = 'git.pullRebase',
+	Push = 'git.push',
+	PushForce = 'git.pushForce',
+	UndoCommit = 'git.undoCommit',
+}
+
+export const enum CoreGitConfiguration {
+	AutoRepositoryDetection = 'git.autoRepositoryDetection',
+	FetchOnPull = 'git.fetchOnPull',
+	UseForcePushWithLease = 'git.useForcePushWithLease',
+}
+
 export const enum GlyphChars {
 	AngleBracketLeftHeavy = '\u2770',
 	AngleBracketRightHeavy = '\u2771',
@@ -103,40 +143,3 @@ export const enum Schemes {
 	VslsScc = 'vsls-scc',
 	Virtual = 'vscode-vfs',
 }
-
-export const enum BuiltInCommands {
-	CloseActiveEditor = 'workbench.action.closeActiveEditor',
-	CloseAllEditors = 'workbench.action.closeAllEditors',
-	CursorMove = 'cursorMove',
-	Diff = 'vscode.diff',
-	EditorScroll = 'editorScroll',
-	ExecuteDocumentSymbolProvider = 'vscode.executeDocumentSymbolProvider',
-	ExecuteCodeLensProvider = 'vscode.executeCodeLensProvider',
-	FocusFilesExplorer = 'workbench.files.action.focusFilesExplorer',
-	InstallExtension = 'workbench.extensions.installExtension',
-	Open = 'vscode.open',
-	OpenFolder = 'vscode.openFolder',
-	OpenInTerminal = 'openInTerminal',
-	OpenWith = 'vscode.openWith',
-	NextEditor = 'workbench.action.nextEditor',
-	PreviewHtml = 'vscode.previewHtml',
-	RevealLine = 'revealLine',
-	SetContext = 'setContext',
-	ShowExplorerActivity = 'workbench.view.explorer',
-	ShowReferences = 'editor.action.showReferences',
-}
-
-export const enum BuiltInGitCommands {
-	Publish = 'git.publish',
-	Pull = 'git.pull',
-	PullRebase = 'git.pullRebase',
-	Push = 'git.push',
-	PushForce = 'git.pushForce',
-	UndoCommit = 'git.undoCommit',
-}
-
-export const enum BuiltInGitConfiguration {
-	AutoRepositoryDetection = 'git.autoRepositoryDetection',
-	FetchOnPull = 'git.fetchOnPull',
-	UseForcePushWithLease = 'git.useForcePushWithLease',
-}
diff --git a/src/container.ts b/src/container.ts
index 8fa93a7f71df4..2191623d6857f 100644
--- a/src/container.ts
+++ b/src/container.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { commands, ConfigurationChangeEvent, ConfigurationScope, Event, EventEmitter, ExtensionContext } from 'vscode';
+import { ConfigurationChangeEvent, ConfigurationScope, Event, EventEmitter, ExtensionContext } from 'vscode';
 import { getSupportedGitProviders } from '@env/providers';
 import { Autolinks } from './annotations/autolinks';
 import { FileAnnotationController } from './annotations/fileAnnotationController';
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { LineAnnotationController } from './annotations/lineAnnotationController
 import { ActionRunners } from './api/actionRunners';
 import { resetAvatarCache } from './avatars';
 import { GitCodeLensController } from './codelens/codeLensController';
-import { Commands, ToggleFileAnnotationCommandArgs } from './commands';
+import { Commands, executeCommand, ToggleFileAnnotationCommandArgs } from './commands';
 import {
 	AnnotationsToggleMode,
 	Config,
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ export class Container {
 		if (mode == null) return config;
 
 		if (mode.annotations != null) {
-			let command: string | undefined;
+			let command: Commands | undefined;
 			switch (mode.annotations) {
 				case 'blame':
 					config.blame.toggleMode = AnnotationsToggleMode.Window;
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ export class Container {
 					on: true,
 				};
 				// Make sure to delay the execution by a bit so that the configuration changes get propegated first
-				setTimeout(() => commands.executeCommand(command!, commandArgs), 50);
+				setTimeout(() => executeCommand(command!, commandArgs), 50);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/context.ts b/src/context.ts
index 55e1c7ba329cf..54e0031ef5fc2 100644
--- a/src/context.ts
+++ b/src/context.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { commands } from 'vscode';
-import { BuiltInCommands } from './constants';
+import { CoreCommands } from './constants';
 
 export const enum ContextKeys {
 	ActionPrefix = 'gitlens:action:',
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ export async function setContext(
 	value: unknown,
 ): Promise<void> {
 	// contextStorage.set(key, value);
-	void (await commands.executeCommand(BuiltInCommands.SetContext, key, value));
+	void (await commands.executeCommand(CoreCommands.SetContext, key, value));
 }
diff --git a/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts b/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts
index 17a7de2845293..02fc4e8810769 100644
--- a/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts
+++ b/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import type {
 	GitExtension,
 } from '../../../@types/vscode.git';
 import { configuration } from '../../../configuration';
-import { BuiltInGitConfiguration, GlyphChars, Schemes } from '../../../constants';
+import { CoreGitConfiguration, GlyphChars, Schemes } from '../../../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../../../container';
 import { StashApplyError, StashApplyErrorReason } from '../../../git/errors';
 import {
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ export class LocalGitProvider implements GitProvider, Disposable {
 
 			const autoRepositoryDetection =
 				configuration.getAny<boolean | 'subFolders' | 'openEditors'>(
-					BuiltInGitConfiguration.AutoRepositoryDetection,
+					CoreGitConfiguration.AutoRepositoryDetection,
 				) ?? true;
 			if (autoRepositoryDetection === false || autoRepositoryDetection === 'openEditors') return [];
 
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 1be98b06d7e62..c1c0884cdc98f 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { version as codeVersion, commands, env, ExtensionContext, extensions, window, workspace } from 'vscode';
+import { version as codeVersion, env, ExtensionContext, extensions, window, workspace } from 'vscode';
 import { isWeb } from '@env/platform';
 import { Api } from './api/api';
 import type { CreatePullRequestActionContext, GitLensApi, OpenPullRequestActionContext } from './api/gitlens';
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export function activate(context: ExtensionContext): Promise<GitLensApi | undefi
 				if (cfg.outputLevel !== OutputLevel.Debug) return;
 
 				if (await Messages.showDebugLoggingWarningMessage()) {
-					void commands.executeCommand(Commands.DisableDebugLogging);
+					void executeCommand(Commands.DisableDebugLogging);
 				}
 			}, 60000);
 		}
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ async function showWelcomeOrWhatsNew(container: Container, version: string, prev
 
 		if (window.state.focused) {
 			await container.storage.delete(GlobalState.PendingWelcomeOnFocus);
-			await commands.executeCommand(Commands.ShowWelcomePage);
+			await executeCommand(Commands.ShowWelcomePage);
 		} else {
 			// Save pending on window getting focus
 			await container.storage.store(GlobalState.PendingWelcomeOnFocus, true);
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ async function showWelcomeOrWhatsNew(container: Container, version: string, prev
 				if (container.storage.get(GlobalState.PendingWelcomeOnFocus) === true) {
 					void container.storage.delete(GlobalState.PendingWelcomeOnFocus);
 					if (container.config.showWelcomeOnInstall) {
-						void commands.executeCommand(Commands.ShowWelcomePage);
+						void executeCommand(Commands.ShowWelcomePage);
 					}
 				}
 			});
diff --git a/src/git/gitProviderService.ts b/src/git/gitProviderService.ts
index 0c4311a7a7dd5..9fc3addf9a419 100644
--- a/src/git/gitProviderService.ts
+++ b/src/git/gitProviderService.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from 'vscode';
 import { resetAvatarCache } from '../avatars';
 import { configuration } from '../configuration';
-import { BuiltInGitConfiguration, GlyphChars, Schemes } from '../constants';
+import { CoreGitConfiguration, GlyphChars, Schemes } from '../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../container';
 import { ContextKeys, setContext } from '../context';
 import { ProviderNotFoundError } from '../errors';
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export class GitProviderService implements Disposable {
 		if (e.added.length) {
 			const autoRepositoryDetection =
 				configuration.getAny<boolean | 'subFolders' | 'openEditors'>(
-					BuiltInGitConfiguration.AutoRepositoryDetection,
+					CoreGitConfiguration.AutoRepositoryDetection,
 				) ?? true;
 			if (autoRepositoryDetection !== false && autoRepositoryDetection !== 'openEditors') {
 				void this.discoverRepositories(e.added);
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ export class GitProviderService implements Disposable {
 		if (workspaceFolders?.length) {
 			const autoRepositoryDetection =
 				configuration.getAny<boolean | 'subFolders' | 'openEditors'>(
-					BuiltInGitConfiguration.AutoRepositoryDetection,
+					CoreGitConfiguration.AutoRepositoryDetection,
 				) ?? true;
 
 			if (autoRepositoryDetection !== false && autoRepositoryDetection !== 'openEditors') {
diff --git a/src/git/models/repository.ts b/src/git/models/repository.ts
index 475d11f02af4b..6d5775b921eee 100644
--- a/src/git/models/repository.ts
+++ b/src/git/models/repository.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import {
-	commands,
 	ConfigurationChangeEvent,
 	Disposable,
 	Event,
@@ -12,9 +11,9 @@ import {
 	WorkspaceFolder,
 } from 'vscode';
 import type { CreatePullRequestActionContext } from '../../api/gitlens';
-import { executeActionCommand } from '../../commands';
+import { executeActionCommand, executeCoreGitCommand } from '../../commands';
 import { configuration } from '../../configuration';
-import { BuiltInGitCommands, BuiltInGitConfiguration, Schemes } from '../../constants';
+import { CoreGitCommands, CoreGitConfiguration, Schemes } from '../../constants';
 import { Container } from '../../container';
 import { Logger } from '../../logger';
 import { Messages } from '../../messages';
@@ -643,11 +642,11 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 		try {
 			const upstream = await this.hasUpstreamBranch();
 			if (upstream) {
-				void (await commands.executeCommand(
-					options.rebase ? BuiltInGitCommands.PullRebase : BuiltInGitCommands.Pull,
+				void (await executeCoreGitCommand(
+					options.rebase ? CoreGitCommands.PullRebase : CoreGitCommands.Pull,
 					this.path,
 				));
-			} else if (configuration.getAny<boolean>(BuiltInGitConfiguration.FetchOnPull, Uri.file(this.path))) {
+			} else if (configuration.getAny<boolean>(CoreGitConfiguration.FetchOnPull, Uri.file(this.path))) {
 				void (await this.container.git.fetch(this.path));
 			}
 
@@ -738,8 +737,8 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 
 					const currentBranch = await this.getBranch();
 					if (branch.id === currentBranch?.id) {
-						void (await commands.executeCommand(
-							options.force ? BuiltInGitCommands.PushForce : BuiltInGitCommands.Push,
+						void (await executeCoreGitCommand(
+							options.force ? CoreGitCommands.PushForce : CoreGitCommands.Push,
 							this.path,
 						));
 					} else {
@@ -755,8 +754,8 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 
 				await repo?.push(branch.getRemoteName(), `${options.reference.ref}:${branch.getNameWithoutRemote()}`);
 			} else {
-				void (await commands.executeCommand(
-					options.force ? BuiltInGitCommands.PushForce : BuiltInGitCommands.Push,
+				void (await executeCoreGitCommand(
+					options.force ? CoreGitCommands.PushForce : CoreGitCommands.Push,
 					this.path,
 				));
 			}
diff --git a/src/hovers/hovers.ts b/src/hovers/hovers.ts
index 1838df2d3fd5e..bdc63c35acc40 100644
--- a/src/hovers/hovers.ts
+++ b/src/hovers/hovers.ts
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ export namespace Hovers {
 					// 		cc,
 					// 		`${GlyphChars.Dot} ${count} issue/pull request queries completed; refreshing...`,
 					// 	);
-					// 	void commands.executeCommand('editor.action.showHover');
+					// 	void executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.EditorShowHover);
 					// });
 
 					return autolinks;
diff --git a/src/partners.ts b/src/partners.ts
index 9f6aca2884008..56affea77ea90 100644
--- a/src/partners.ts
+++ b/src/partners.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { CancellationTokenSource, commands, Extension, ExtensionContext, extensions, Uri } from 'vscode';
+import { CancellationTokenSource, Extension, ExtensionContext, extensions, Uri } from 'vscode';
 import type { ActionContext, HoverCommandsActionContext } from './api/gitlens';
-import { Commands, executeCommand, InviteToLiveShareCommandArgs } from './commands';
-import { BuiltInCommands } from './constants';
+import { Commands, executeCommand, executeCoreCommand, InviteToLiveShareCommandArgs } from './commands';
+import { CoreCommands } from './constants';
 import { Container } from './container';
 
 export async function installExtension<T>(
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export async function installExtension<T>(
 			});
 		});
 
-		await commands.executeCommand(BuiltInCommands.InstallExtension, vsix ?? extensionId);
+		await executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.InstallExtension, vsix ?? extensionId);
 		// Wait for extension activation until timeout expires
 		timer = setTimeout(() => {
 			timer = undefined;
diff --git a/src/quickpicks/commitQuickPickItems.ts b/src/quickpicks/commitQuickPickItems.ts
index f83ce8f138044..4b7ee9ec73ea4 100644
--- a/src/quickpicks/commitQuickPickItems.ts
+++ b/src/quickpicks/commitQuickPickItems.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export class CommitFileQuickPickItem extends CommandQuickPickItem {
 		// 	commit: fileCommit,
 		// 	showOptions: options,
 		// };
-		// void (await commands.executeCommand(Commands.DiffWithPrevious, fileCommit.toGitUri(), commandArgs));
+		// void (await executeCommand(Commands.DiffWithPrevious, fileCommit.toGitUri(), commandArgs));
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/views/branchesView.ts b/src/views/branchesView.ts
index 7a7d8557a60cd..e82013c0e229c 100644
--- a/src/views/branchesView.ts
+++ b/src/views/branchesView.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 	TreeItemCollapsibleState,
 	window,
 } from 'vscode';
+import { Commands, executeCommand } from '../commands';
 import {
 	BranchesViewConfig,
 	configuration,
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ export class BranchesView extends ViewBase<BranchesViewNode, BranchesViewConfig>
 		return [
 			commands.registerCommand(
 				this.getQualifiedCommand('copy'),
-				() => commands.executeCommand('gitlens.views.copy', this.selection),
+				() => executeCommand(Commands.ViewsCopy, this.selection),
 				this,
 			),
 			commands.registerCommand(
diff --git a/src/views/commitsView.ts b/src/views/commitsView.ts
index acd9dcdb73ef6..508d1fbc1f34d 100644
--- a/src/views/commitsView.ts
+++ b/src/views/commitsView.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 	TreeItemCollapsibleState,
 	window,
 } from 'vscode';
+import { Commands, executeCommand } from '../commands';
 import { CommitsViewConfig, configuration, ViewFilesLayout, ViewShowBranchComparison } from '../configuration';
 import { GlyphChars } from '../constants';
 import { Container } from '../container';
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ export class CommitsView extends ViewBase<CommitsViewNode, CommitsViewConfig> {
 		return [
 			commands.registerCommand(
 				this.getQualifiedCommand('copy'),
-				() => commands.executeCommand('gitlens.views.copy', this.selection),
+				() => executeCommand(Commands.ViewsCopy, this.selection),
 				this,
 			),
 			commands.registerCommand(
diff --git a/src/views/contributorsView.ts b/src/views/contributorsView.ts
index ffc705ddcbf5f..7b0806349601a 100644
--- a/src/views/contributorsView.ts
+++ b/src/views/contributorsView.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 	window,
 } from 'vscode';
 import { Avatars } from '../avatars';
+import { Commands, executeCommand } from '../commands';
 import { configuration, ContributorsViewConfig, ViewFilesLayout } from '../configuration';
 import { Container } from '../container';
 import { GitUri } from '../git/gitUri';
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ export class ContributorsView extends ViewBase<ContributorsViewNode, Contributor
 		return [
 			commands.registerCommand(
 				this.getQualifiedCommand('copy'),
-				() => commands.executeCommand('gitlens.views.copy', this.selection),
+				() => executeCommand(Commands.ViewsCopy, this.selection),
 				this,
 			),
 			commands.registerCommand(
diff --git a/src/views/fileHistoryView.ts b/src/views/fileHistoryView.ts
index 4fb35d81a76b6..c3092ff4fda3a 100644
--- a/src/views/fileHistoryView.ts
+++ b/src/views/fileHistoryView.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { commands, ConfigurationChangeEvent, Disposable } from 'vscode';
+import { Commands, executeCommand } from '../commands';
 import { configuration, FileHistoryViewConfig } from '../configuration';
 import { Container } from '../container';
 import { ContextKeys, setContext } from '../context';
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ export class FileHistoryView extends ViewBase<FileHistoryTrackerNode | LineHisto
 		return [
 			commands.registerCommand(
 				this.getQualifiedCommand('copy'),
-				() => commands.executeCommand('gitlens.views.copy', this.selection),
+				() => executeCommand(Commands.ViewsCopy, this.selection),
 				this,
 			),
 			commands.registerCommand(this.getQualifiedCommand('refresh'), () => this.refresh(true), this),
diff --git a/src/views/lineHistoryView.ts b/src/views/lineHistoryView.ts
index a4179c0c20f21..f7fcef53ad9d2 100644
--- a/src/views/lineHistoryView.ts
+++ b/src/views/lineHistoryView.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { commands, ConfigurationChangeEvent, Disposable } from 'vscode';
+import { Commands, executeCommand } from '../commands';
 import { configuration, LineHistoryViewConfig } from '../configuration';
 import { Container } from '../container';
 import { ContextKeys, setContext } from '../context';
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ export class LineHistoryView extends ViewBase<LineHistoryTrackerNode, LineHistor
 		return [
 			commands.registerCommand(
 				this.getQualifiedCommand('copy'),
-				() => commands.executeCommand('gitlens.views.copy', this.selection),
+				() => executeCommand(Commands.ViewsCopy, this.selection),
 				this,
 			),
 			commands.registerCommand(this.getQualifiedCommand('refresh'), () => this.refresh(true), this),
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictCurrentChangesNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictCurrentChangesNode.ts
index 670c8d42ed7db..3836c8d7acfc4 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictCurrentChangesNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictCurrentChangesNode.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Command, MarkdownString, ThemeIcon, TreeItem, TreeItemCollapsibleState } from 'vscode';
 import { Commands, DiffWithCommandArgs } from '../../commands';
-import { BuiltInCommands, GlyphChars } from '../../constants';
+import { CoreCommands, GlyphChars } from '../../constants';
 import { CommitFormatter } from '../../git/formatters';
 import { GitUri } from '../../git/gitUri';
 import { GitFile, GitMergeStatus, GitRebaseStatus, GitReference } from '../../git/models';
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class MergeConflictCurrentChangesNode extends ViewNode<ViewsWithCommits |
 		if (this.status.mergeBase == null) {
 			return {
 				title: 'Open Revision',
-				command: BuiltInCommands.Open,
+				command: CoreCommands.Open,
 				arguments: [this.view.container.git.getRevisionUri('HEAD', this.file.path, this.status.repoPath)],
 			};
 		}
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictFileNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictFileNode.ts
index 880b50db77fd8..c48eca55f739a 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictFileNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictFileNode.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Command, MarkdownString, ThemeIcon, TreeItem, TreeItemCollapsibleState, Uri } from 'vscode';
-import { BuiltInCommands } from '../../constants';
+import { CoreCommands } from '../../constants';
 import { StatusFileFormatter } from '../../git/formatters';
 import { GitUri } from '../../git/gitUri';
 import { GitFile, GitMergeStatus, GitRebaseStatus } from '../../git/models';
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export class MergeConflictFileNode extends ViewNode<ViewsWithCommits> implements
 	override getCommand(): Command | undefined {
 		return {
 			title: 'Open File',
-			command: BuiltInCommands.Open,
+			command: CoreCommands.Open,
 			arguments: [
 				this.view.container.git.getAbsoluteUri(this.file.path, this.repoPath),
 				{
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictIncomingChangesNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictIncomingChangesNode.ts
index 15148802d514e..75ffc27445e62 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictIncomingChangesNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictIncomingChangesNode.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Command, MarkdownString, ThemeIcon, TreeItem, TreeItemCollapsibleState } from 'vscode';
 import { Commands, DiffWithCommandArgs } from '../../commands';
-import { BuiltInCommands, GlyphChars } from '../../constants';
+import { CoreCommands, GlyphChars } from '../../constants';
 import { CommitFormatter } from '../../git/formatters';
 import { GitUri } from '../../git/gitUri';
 import { GitFile, GitMergeStatus, GitRebaseStatus, GitReference } from '../../git/models';
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export class MergeConflictIncomingChangesNode extends ViewNode<ViewsWithCommits
 		if (this.status.mergeBase == null) {
 			return {
 				title: 'Open Revision',
-				command: BuiltInCommands.Open,
+				command: CoreCommands.Open,
 				arguments: [
 					this.view.container.git.getRevisionUri(this.status.HEAD.ref, this.file.path, this.status.repoPath),
 				],
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/rebaseStatusNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/rebaseStatusNode.ts
index edd6f8e43375f..599473cd1e741 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/rebaseStatusNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/rebaseStatusNode.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,7 @@
-import {
-	Command,
-	commands,
-	MarkdownString,
-	ThemeColor,
-	ThemeIcon,
-	TreeItem,
-	TreeItemCollapsibleState,
-	Uri,
-} from 'vscode';
-import { Commands, DiffWithPreviousCommandArgs } from '../../commands';
+import { Command, MarkdownString, ThemeColor, ThemeIcon, TreeItem, TreeItemCollapsibleState, Uri } from 'vscode';
+import { Commands, DiffWithPreviousCommandArgs, executeCoreCommand } from '../../commands';
 import { ViewFilesLayout } from '../../configuration';
-import { BuiltInCommands } from '../../constants';
+import { CoreCommands } from '../../constants';
 import { CommitFormatter } from '../../git/formatters';
 import { GitUri } from '../../git/gitUri';
 import { GitBranch, GitCommit, GitRebaseStatus, GitReference, GitRevisionReference, GitStatus } from '../../git/models';
@@ -121,7 +112,7 @@ export class RebaseStatusNode extends ViewNode<ViewsWithCommits> {
 
 	async openEditor() {
 		const rebaseTodoUri = Uri.joinPath(this.uri, '.git', 'rebase-merge', 'git-rebase-todo');
-		await commands.executeCommand(BuiltInCommands.OpenWith, rebaseTodoUri, 'gitlens.rebase', {
+		await executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.OpenWith, rebaseTodoUri, 'gitlens.rebase', {
 			preview: false,
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/src/views/remotesView.ts b/src/views/remotesView.ts
index c0901211fe37e..76e8b8c6bbdf6 100644
--- a/src/views/remotesView.ts
+++ b/src/views/remotesView.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 	TreeItemCollapsibleState,
 	window,
 } from 'vscode';
+import { Commands, executeCommand } from '../commands';
 import { configuration, RemotesViewConfig, ViewBranchesLayout, ViewFilesLayout } from '../configuration';
 import { Container } from '../container';
 import { GitUri } from '../git/gitUri';
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ export class RemotesView extends ViewBase<RemotesViewNode, RemotesViewConfig> {
 		return [
 			commands.registerCommand(
 				this.getQualifiedCommand('copy'),
-				() => commands.executeCommand('gitlens.views.copy', this.selection),
+				() => executeCommand(Commands.ViewsCopy, this.selection),
 				this,
 			),
 			commands.registerCommand(
diff --git a/src/views/repositoriesView.ts b/src/views/repositoriesView.ts
index 643b063750baf..93d6906e661ce 100644
--- a/src/views/repositoriesView.ts
+++ b/src/views/repositoriesView.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 	ProgressLocation,
 	window,
 } from 'vscode';
+import { Commands, executeCommand } from '../commands';
 import {
 	configuration,
 	RepositoriesViewConfig,
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ export class RepositoriesView extends ViewBase<RepositoriesNode, RepositoriesVie
 		return [
 			commands.registerCommand(
 				this.getQualifiedCommand('copy'),
-				() => commands.executeCommand('gitlens.views.copy', this.selection),
+				() => executeCommand(Commands.ViewsCopy, this.selection),
 				this,
 			),
 			commands.registerCommand(
diff --git a/src/views/searchAndCompareView.ts b/src/views/searchAndCompareView.ts
index de8dd7e640278..147bdeec1e990 100644
--- a/src/views/searchAndCompareView.ts
+++ b/src/views/searchAndCompareView.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { commands, ConfigurationChangeEvent, Disposable, TreeItem, TreeItemCollapsibleState } from 'vscode';
-import { getRepoPathOrPrompt } from '../commands';
+import { Commands, executeCommand, getRepoPathOrPrompt } from '../commands';
 import { configuration, SearchAndCompareViewConfig, ViewFilesLayout } from '../configuration';
 import { Container } from '../container';
 import { ContextKeys, setContext } from '../context';
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ export class SearchAndCompareView extends ViewBase<SearchAndCompareViewNode, Sea
 			commands.registerCommand(this.getQualifiedCommand('clear'), () => this.clear(), this),
 			commands.registerCommand(
 				this.getQualifiedCommand('copy'),
-				() => commands.executeCommand('gitlens.views.copy', this.selection),
+				() => executeCommand(Commands.ViewsCopy, this.selection),
 				this,
 			),
 			commands.registerCommand(this.getQualifiedCommand('refresh'), () => this.refresh(true), this),
diff --git a/src/views/stashesView.ts b/src/views/stashesView.ts
index ea8d3f3da6ae2..6fbaec63bca1a 100644
--- a/src/views/stashesView.ts
+++ b/src/views/stashesView.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 	TreeItemCollapsibleState,
 	window,
 } from 'vscode';
+import { Commands, executeCommand } from '../commands';
 import { configuration, StashesViewConfig, ViewFilesLayout } from '../configuration';
 import { Container } from '../container';
 import { GitUri } from '../git/gitUri';
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ export class StashesView extends ViewBase<StashesViewNode, StashesViewConfig> {
 		return [
 			commands.registerCommand(
 				this.getQualifiedCommand('copy'),
-				() => commands.executeCommand('gitlens.views.copy', this.selection),
+				() => executeCommand(Commands.ViewsCopy, this.selection),
 				this,
 			),
 			commands.registerCommand(
diff --git a/src/views/tagsView.ts b/src/views/tagsView.ts
index fd0e850b22be1..d9ed9a8a73fb1 100644
--- a/src/views/tagsView.ts
+++ b/src/views/tagsView.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 	TreeItemCollapsibleState,
 	window,
 } from 'vscode';
+import { Commands, executeCommand } from '../commands';
 import { configuration, TagsViewConfig, ViewBranchesLayout, ViewFilesLayout } from '../configuration';
 import { Container } from '../container';
 import { GitUri } from '../git/gitUri';
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ export class TagsView extends ViewBase<TagsViewNode, TagsViewConfig> {
 		return [
 			commands.registerCommand(
 				this.getQualifiedCommand('copy'),
-				() => commands.executeCommand('gitlens.views.copy', this.selection),
+				() => executeCommand(Commands.ViewsCopy, this.selection),
 				this,
 			),
 			commands.registerCommand(
diff --git a/src/views/viewBase.ts b/src/views/viewBase.ts
index f2662808fb40d..96d6afe0072d7 100644
--- a/src/views/viewBase.ts
+++ b/src/views/viewBase.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import {
 	CancellationToken,
-	commands,
 	ConfigurationChangeEvent,
 	Disposable,
 	Event,
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 	TreeViewVisibilityChangeEvent,
 	window,
 } from 'vscode';
+import { executeCommand } from '../commands';
 import {
 	BranchesViewConfig,
 	CommitsViewConfig,
@@ -103,7 +103,11 @@ export abstract class ViewBase<
 
 	private readonly _lastKnownLimits = new Map<string, number | undefined>();
 
-	constructor(public readonly id: string, public readonly name: string, public readonly container: Container) {
+	constructor(
+		public readonly id: `gitlens.views.${string}`,
+		public readonly name: string,
+		public readonly container: Container,
+	) {
 		this.disposables.push(once(container.onReady)(this.onReady, this));
 
 		if (Logger.isDebugging || this.container.config.debug) {
@@ -505,7 +509,7 @@ export abstract class ViewBase<
 	@log()
 	async show(options?: { preserveFocus?: boolean }) {
 		try {
-			void (await commands.executeCommand(`${this.id}.focus`, options));
+			void (await executeCommand(`${this.id}.focus`, options));
 		} catch (ex) {
 			Logger.error(ex);
 		}
diff --git a/src/views/viewCommands.ts b/src/views/viewCommands.ts
index 59a68a65dc6a5..35e0165c9dbb4 100644
--- a/src/views/viewCommands.ts
+++ b/src/views/viewCommands.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ import {
 	DiffWithWorkingCommandArgs,
 	executeActionCommand,
 	executeCommand,
+	executeCoreCommand,
+	executeCoreGitCommand,
 	executeEditorCommand,
 	GitActions,
 	OpenFileAtRevisionCommandArgs,
 } from '../commands';
 import { configuration, FileAnnotationType, ViewShowBranchComparison } from '../configuration';
-import { BuiltInCommands, BuiltInGitCommands } from '../constants';
+import { CoreCommands, CoreGitCommands } from '../constants';
 import { Container } from '../container';
 import { ContextKeys, setContext } from '../context';
 import { GitUri } from '../git/gitUri';
@@ -460,7 +462,7 @@ export class ViewCommands {
 	private openInTerminal(node: RepositoryNode | RepositoryFolderNode) {
 		if (!(node instanceof RepositoryNode) && !(node instanceof RepositoryFolderNode)) return Promise.resolve();
 
-		return commands.executeCommand(BuiltInCommands.OpenInTerminal, Uri.file(node.repo.path));
+		return executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.OpenInTerminal, Uri.file(node.repo.path));
 	}
 
 	@debug()
@@ -481,7 +483,7 @@ export class ViewCommands {
 	@debug()
 	private publishRepository(node: BranchNode | BranchTrackingStatusNode) {
 		if (node instanceof BranchNode || node instanceof BranchTrackingStatusNode) {
-			return commands.executeCommand(BuiltInGitCommands.Publish, Uri.file(node.repoPath));
+			return executeCoreGitCommand(CoreGitCommands.Publish, Uri.file(node.repoPath));
 		}
 		return Promise.resolve();
 	}
@@ -685,7 +687,7 @@ export class ViewCommands {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		await commands.executeCommand(BuiltInGitCommands.UndoCommit, node.repoPath);
+		await executeCoreGitCommand(CoreGitCommands.UndoCommit, node.repoPath);
 	}
 
 	@debug()
@@ -969,7 +971,7 @@ export class ViewCommands {
 		// 	};
 
 		// 	const uri = GitUri.fromFile(file, repoPath, ref);
-		// 	await commands.executeCommand(Commands.DiffWithWorking, uri, args);
+		// 	await executeCommand(Commands.DiffWithWorking, uri, args);
 		// }
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/webviews/rebaseEditor.ts b/src/webviews/rebaseEditor.ts
index 8adbe7e53c29c..e1eb23b421781 100644
--- a/src/webviews/rebaseEditor.ts
+++ b/src/webviews/rebaseEditor.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import {
 	CancellationToken,
-	commands,
 	ConfigurationTarget,
 	CustomTextEditorProvider,
 	Disposable,
@@ -14,9 +13,9 @@ import {
 	WorkspaceEdit,
 } from 'vscode';
 import { getNonce } from '@env/crypto';
-import { ShowQuickCommitCommand } from '../commands';
+import { executeCoreCommand, ShowQuickCommitCommand } from '../commands';
 import { configuration } from '../configuration';
-import { BuiltInCommands } from '../constants';
+import { CoreCommands } from '../constants';
 import { Container } from '../container';
 import { RepositoryChange, RepositoryChangeComparisonMode } from '../git/models';
 import { Logger } from '../logger';
@@ -466,7 +465,7 @@ export class RebaseEditorProvider implements CustomTextEditorProvider, Disposabl
 		void Messages.showRebaseSwitchToTextWarningMessage();
 
 		// Open the text version of the document
-		void commands.executeCommand(BuiltInCommands.Open, context.document.uri, {
+		void executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.Open, context.document.uri, {
 			override: false,
 			preview: false,
 		});