Publish repository to github organization account

[Upipa]

Hi, i don't know if this is the place for a feature request, but it seams a nice feature to me the possibility to publish a local git repository directly to the organization account. Would it be possible? Is this useful only for me?

[testlabauto]

Thanks for the request. This is the right place for it.

The "Publish to GitHub" action comes from the built-in GitHub extension that Positron inherits from VS Code. That extension always creates the repository under the signed-in user account. Positron does not change this code, and we try to keep inherited extensions identical to upstream VS Code so we can keep merging their updates. For that reason, this feature needs to be added in VS Code itself rather than in Positron.

The VS Code team has already seen this request twice:

• Publishing repositories to organizations microsoft/vscode#214328 (closed in August 2024)
• Support publishing repositories directly to organization accounts microsoft/vscode#264455 (closed in January 2026)

Both were closed because they did not reach 20 community upvotes within 60 days. The second one is still getting comments from people who want it. If you add a reaction and a comment there, it helps show the demand.

Until then, two workarounds publish a local repository to an organization:

1. Create an empty repository in the organization on github.com. In Positron, run the "Git: Add Remote..." command, choose "Add remote from GitHub", select the new repository, and then push.

2. If you have the GitHub CLI installed, run this from the repository folder:

   gh repo create <org>/<name> --source=. --push
   

I am going to leave this discussion open so other people can add their interest.

[Upipa]

Thank you very much for your complete answer. I've written to their 2026 issue and i hope they'll implement it eventually