VS Code plugins extend the functionality of VS Code, not the apps you write with it. Many of them are excellent, and it doesn't make sense to eschew their use

VS Code plugins extend the functionality of VS Code, not the apps you write with it. Many of them are excellent, and it doesn't make sense to eschew their use just because you can't realistically audit their code. And I guarantee you're also using a huge amount of code you don't and can't audit.