quarto-dev · juliasilge · Oct 8, 2025 · Oct 5, 2025 · Oct 5, 2025 · Oct 5, 2025
diff --git a/apps/vscode/CHANGELOG.md b/apps/vscode/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## 1.127.0 (Unreleased)
 
+- Added a new setting `quarto.useBundledQuartoInPositron` to prefer the Quarto CLI bundled with Positron when available. This setting has precedence _between_ `quarto.path` and `quarto.usePipQuarto`, and has no effect outside of Positron (<https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto/pull/841>).
 
 ## 1.126.0 (Release on 2025-10-08)
 

diff --git a/apps/vscode/package.json b/apps/vscode/package.json
@@ -1105,7 +1105,13 @@
           "order": 11,
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": true,
-          "markdownDescription": "When using a venv or conda environment, prefer Quarto CLI installed with pip in that environment. This will override Quarto CLI in the `PATH`, but not an explicitly configured `#quarto.path#`."
+          "markdownDescription": "When using a venv or conda environment, prefer Quarto CLI installed with pip in that environment. This will override Quarto CLI in the `PATH`, but not an explicitly configured `#quarto.path#` or the bundled Quarto when `#quarto.useBundledQuartoInPositron#` is enabled."
+        },
+        "quarto.useBundledQuartoInPositron": {
+          "order": 11,
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": false,
+          "markdownDescription": "When in Positron, prefer the bundled Quarto CLI provided by the IDE. This will override Quarto CLI from `quarto.usePipQuarto` and in the `PATH`, but not an explicitly configured `#quarto.path#`. Note that this setting has no effect outside of Positron."
         },
         "quarto.render.renderOnSave": {
           "order": 12,
@@ -1446,6 +1452,7 @@
     "nanoid": "^4.0.0",
     "p-queue": "^8.0.1",
     "picomatch": "^2.3.1",
+    "@posit-dev/positron": "^0.1.0",
     "quarto-core": "*",
     "quarto-lsp": "*",
     "quarto-vscode-editor": "*",

diff --git a/apps/vscode/src/core/quarto.ts b/apps/vscode/src/core/quarto.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import * as path from "node:path";
 import * as fs from "node:fs";
 
 import { window, env, workspace, Uri } from "vscode";
+import { tryAcquirePositronApi } from "@posit-dev/positron";
 import { QuartoContext } from "quarto-core";
 import { activePythonInterpreter, pythonIsCondaEnv, pythonIsVenv } from "./python";
 import { isWindows } from "./platform";
@@ -35,6 +36,38 @@ export async function configuredQuartoPath() {
     return quartoPath;
   }
 
+  // check if we should use bundled Quarto in Positron
+  const useBundledQuarto = config.get("useBundledQuartoInPositron", false); // Default is now false
+  if (useBundledQuarto) {
+    // Check if we're in Positron
+    const isPositron = tryAcquirePositronApi();
+
+    if (isPositron) {
+      // Use path relative to the application root for Positron's bundled Quarto
+      const rootPath = env.appRoot; // Use vscode.env.appRoot as the application root path
+      const positronQuartoPath = path.join(
+        rootPath,
+        "quarto",
+        "bin",
+        isWindows() ? "quarto.exe" : "quarto"
+      );
+
+      if (fs.existsSync(positronQuartoPath)) {
+        return positronQuartoPath;
+      } else {
+        // Log error when bundled Quarto can't be found
+        console.error(
+          `useBundledQuartoInPositron is enabled but bundled Quarto not found at expected path: ${positronQuartoPath}. ` +
+          `Verify Quarto is bundled in the Positron installation.`
+        );
+
+        window.showWarningMessage(
+          "Unable to find bundled Quarto in Positron; falling back to system installation"
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   // if we can use pip quarto then look for it within the currently python (if its a venv/condaenv)
   const usePipQuarto = config.get("usePipQuarto", true);
   if (usePipQuarto) {

diff --git a/apps/vscode/src/main.ts b/apps/vscode/src/main.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import * as path from "path";
+import { tryAcquirePositronApi } from "@posit-dev/positron";
 import { MarkdownEngine } from "./markdown/engine";
 import { kQuartoDocSelector } from "./core/doc";
 import { activateLsp, deactivate as deactivateLsp } from "./lsp/client";
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     quartoPath,
     workspaceFolder,
     // Look for quarto in the app root; this is where Positron installs it
-    [path.join(vscode.env.appRoot, 'quarto', 'bin')],
+    [path.join(vscode.env.appRoot, "quarto", "bin")],
     vscode.window.showWarningMessage
   );
   if (quartoContext.available) {
@@ -129,9 +130,53 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
   // activate providers common to browser/node
   activateCommon(context, host, engine, commands);
 
+  // Register configuration change listener for Quarto path settings
+  registerQuartoPathConfigListener(context, outputChannel);
+
   outputChannel.info("Activated Quarto extension.");
 }
 
+/**
+ * Register a listener for changes to Quarto path settings that require a restart
+ */
+function registerQuartoPathConfigListener(context: vscode.ExtensionContext, outputChannel: vscode.LogOutputChannel) {
+  // Check if we're in Positron
+  const isPositron = tryAcquirePositronApi();
+
+  // List of settings that require restart when changed
+  const quartoPathSettings = [
+    "quarto.path",
+    "quarto.usePipQuarto",
+  ];
+  const positronPathSettings = [
+    "quarto.useBundledQuartoInPositron"
+  ];
+
+  // Listen for configuration changes
+  context.subscriptions.push(
+    vscode.workspace.onDidChangeConfiguration(event => {
+      // Check if any of our path settings changed
+      const requiresRestart = quartoPathSettings.some(setting => event.affectsConfiguration(setting));
+      const requiresPositronRestart = isPositron && positronPathSettings.some(setting => event.affectsConfiguration(setting));
+
+      if (requiresRestart || requiresPositronRestart) {
+        outputChannel.info(`Quarto path settings changed, restart required: ${quartoPathSettings.filter(setting =>
+          event.affectsConfiguration(setting)).join(", ")}`);
+
+        // Prompt user to restart
+        vscode.window.showInformationMessage(
+          "Quarto path settings have changed. Please reload the window for changes to take effect.",
+          "Reload Window"
+        ).then(selection => {
+          if (selection === "Reload Window") {
+            vscode.commands.executeCommand("workbench.action.reloadWindow");
+          }
+        });
+      }
+    })
+  );
+}
+
 export async function deactivate() {
   return deactivateLsp();
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
@@ -1437,17 +1437,7 @@
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+"@posit-dev/positron@^0.1.0":
+  version "0.1.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@posit-dev/positron/-/positron-0.1.8.tgz"
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+
 "@quarto/_annotated-json@*", "@quarto/_annotated-json@file:/Users/juliasilge/Work/posit/quarto/packages/_annotated-json":
   version "0.1.4"
   resolved "file:packages/_annotated-json"
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-
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-
-cross-spawn@^7.0.3:
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 eslint-config-turbo@latest:
-  version "2.5.4"
+  version "2.5.8"
   dependencies:
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+    eslint-plugin-turbo "2.5.8"
 
-eslint-plugin-turbo@2.5.4:
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+eslint-plugin-turbo@2.5.8:
+  version "2.5.8"
   dependencies:
     dotenv "16.0.3"
 
@@ -5421,15 +5397,6 @@ get-east-asian-width@^1.0.0:
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@@ -6996,21 +6958,16 @@ minipass@^4.0.0:
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@@ -8022,9 +7979,10 @@ quarto-vscode-markdownit@*, "quarto-vscode-markdownit@file:/Users/juliasilge/Wor
     wcwidth "^1.0.1"
 
 "quarto@file:/Users/juliasilge/Work/posit/quarto/apps/vscode":
-  version "1.124.0"
+  version "1.126.0"
   resolved "file:apps/vscode"
   dependencies:
+    "@posit-dev/positron" "^0.1.0"
     axios "^1.2.1"
     core "*"
     core-node "*"
@@ -8466,17 +8424,7 @@ rollup-plugin-node-resolve@^5.2.0:
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     rollup-pluginutils "^2.8.1"
 
-rollup-plugin-terser@^7.0.2:
-  version "7.0.2"
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-    terser "^5.0.0"
-
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     "@types/node" "*"
     acorn "^7.1.0"
 
-rollup@^2.0.0, rollup@2:
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   optionalDependencies:
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@@ -8523,6 +8469,13 @@ rollup@^2.79.1:
   optionalDependencies:
     fsevents "~2.3.2"
 
+rollup@2:
+  version "2.79.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/rollup/-/rollup-2.79.2.tgz"
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+  optionalDependencies:
+    fsevents "~2.3.2"
+
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   version "1.3.3"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/rope-sequence/-/rope-sequence-1.3.3.tgz"
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-
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		## 1.127.0 (Unreleased)

		- Added a new setting `quarto.useBundledQuartoInPositron` to prefer the Quarto CLI bundled with Positron when available. This setting has precedence _between_ `quarto.path` and `quarto.usePipQuarto`, and has no effect outside of Positron (<https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto/pull/841>).

		## 1.126.0 (Release on 2025-10-08)

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