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VS Code Marketplace

Monthly figures for AI coding extensions on the VS Code Marketplace — GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex, Cline, Gemini — covering installs and update downloads, each against non-AI controls, plus how many extensions the Marketplace lists in its AI category and a derived AI share. History before July 2026 is reconstructed from archived Marketplace pages.

cadence · monthly 59 series updated 5 Sep 2026 marketplace.visualstudio.com ↗
release markers

GitHub Copilot

74.5M +29.1M yr as of Aug 2026
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M60.0M70.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Update downloads

These are update downloads, not users — one user downloads many updates. We started to count on 2026-07-19.

GitHub Copilot

579M +345k 1 mo as of Aug 2026
0100M200M300M400M500M600M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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GitHub Copilot Chat

651M +2.9M 1 mo as of Aug 2026
0100M200M300M400M500M600M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Claude Code for VS Code

519M +94.6M 1 mo as of Aug 2026
0100M200M300M400M500M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Codex (OpenAI)

214M +41.7M 1 mo as of Aug 2026
050.0M100M150M200M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Tabnine

142M +16.1k 1 mo as of Aug 2026
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100M120M140M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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BLACKBOX AI

64.2M +27.7k 1 mo as of Aug 2026
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M60.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Gemini Code Assist

39.5M +1.9M 1 mo as of Aug 2026
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Cline

70.3M +6.8M 1 mo as of Aug 2026
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M60.0M70.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Windsurf (Codeium)

20.6M +9.7k 1 mo as of Aug 2026
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Continue

17.2M +138k 1 mo as of Aug 2026
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M14.0M16.0M18.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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CodeGPT

24.9M +932k 1 mo as of Aug 2026
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Roo Code

24.5M +30.6k 1 mo as of Aug 2026
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Amazon Q

17.8M +290k 1 mo as of Aug 2026
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M14.0M16.0M18.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Kilo Code

22.1M +1.3M 1 mo as of Aug 2026
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Sourcegraph Cody

9.8M +12.7k 1 mo as of Aug 2026
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Augment

6.2M +70.8k 1 mo as of Aug 2026
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Gemini CLI Companion

1.0M +1.3k 1 mo as of Aug 2026
0200k400k600k800k1.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Bito AI Code Reviews

5.5M +43.3k 1 mo as of Aug 2026
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Qodo (Codium)

10.6M +15.7k 1 mo as of Aug 2026
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Supermaven

594k +85 1 mo as of Aug 2026
0100k200k300k400k500k600k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Qwen Code Companion

2.9M +400k 1 mo as of Aug 2026
0500k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Amp (Sourcegraph)

4.6M 0 1 mo as of Aug 2026
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Installs

Each user counts once. ⚠ Before 2026-07-19 the points come from pages the Wayback Machine saved in some months only — a straight line shows a gap, not flat growth.

GitHub Copilot Chat

77.9M +41.0M yr as of Aug 2026
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Claude Code for VS Code

24.4M +23.9M yr as of Aug 2026
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Codex (OpenAI)

13.7M +13.2M yr as of Aug 2026
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M14.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Tabnine

9.6M +453k yr as of Aug 2026
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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BLACKBOX AI

5.4M +1.2M yr as of Aug 2026
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Gemini Code Assist

5.2M +3.9M yr as of Aug 2026
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Cline

5.2M +3.1M yr as of Aug 2026
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Windsurf (Codeium)

4.0M +1.0M yr as of Aug 2026
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Continue

4.0M +2.6M yr as of Aug 2026
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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CodeGPT

2.5M +493k yr as of Aug 2026
0500k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Roo Code

2.0M +1.3M yr as of Aug 2026
0500k1.0M1.5M2.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Amazon Q

1.8M +845k yr as of Aug 2026
0200k400k600k800k1.0M1.2M1.4M1.6M1.8M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Kilo Code

1.5M +1.3M yr as of Aug 2026
0200k400k600k800k1.0M1.2M1.4M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Sourcegraph Cody

882k +179k yr as of Aug 2026
0200k400k600k800k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Augment

775k +364k yr as of Aug 2026
0200k400k600k800k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Gemini CLI Companion

1.1M +1.1M yr as of Aug 2026
0200k400k600k800k1.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Bito AI Code Reviews

949k +80.4k 14 mo as of Aug 2026
0200k400k600k800k1.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Qodo (Codium)

900k +209k yr as of Aug 2026
0200k400k600k800k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Supermaven

409k +95.6k yr as of Aug 2026
0100k200k300k400k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Qwen Code Companion

341k +337k yr as of Aug 2026
050.0k100k150k200k250k300k350k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Amp (Sourcegraph)

109k +92.8k yr as of Aug 2026
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Installs — non-AI controls

Non-AI controls, for scale. ⚠ Before 2026-07-19 the points come from pages the Wayback Machine saved in some months only — a straight line shows a gap, not flat growth.

Python

235M +56.0M yr as of Aug 2026
050.0M100M150M200M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Prettier

71.2M +11.6M yr as of Aug 2026
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M60.0M70.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Jupyter

109M +14.6M yr as of Aug 2026
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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C/C++

103M +17.9M yr as of Aug 2026
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Update downloads — non-AI controls

Non-AI controls, for scale. These are update downloads, not users. We started to count on 2026-07-19.

Python

1.2B +2.9M 1 mo as of Aug 2026
0200M400M600M800M1.0B1.2B20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Prettier

233M +447k 1 mo as of Aug 2026
050.0M100M150M200M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Jupyter

496M +423k 1 mo as of Aug 2026
0100M200M300M400M500M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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C/C++

501M +10.6M 1 mo as of Aug 2026
0100M200M300M400M500M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
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AI extensions listed

AI-category extensions listed

4.2k +410 1 mo as of Aug 2026
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
How many extensions the Marketplace lists in its "AI" category today. We started to count them on 2026-07-21, and the count falls when a publisher removes one.
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All extensions listed — control

All extensions listed (control)

142k +3.6k 1 mo as of Aug 2026
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100k120k140k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
Every extension for VS Code — the control, and the number we divide the AI count by. We started to count on 2026-07-21.
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AI share of the catalogue

AI share of the catalogue derived

2.9% +8.2% 1 mo as of Aug 2026
00.511.522.5320162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
AI-category extensions divided by all extensions, as a percent.
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New extensions listed per month

⚠ We count each extension in the month it appeared, even if it joined the AI category later. We see only what the Marketplace lists today, so early months are too low.

AI category

387 +320.7% yr as of Aug 2026
010020030040020162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro

Debuggers category (control)

104 +116.7% yr as of Aug 2026
02040608010012014020162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro

Extensions listed, cumulative

⚠ These lines add up the monthly counts from the “New extensions listed per month” charts, so they only rise. We see only what the Marketplace lists today, so early months are too low.

AI category derived

4.2k +3.1k yr as of Aug 2026
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
The running total of the new extensions each month.

Debuggers category (control) derived

2.8k +1.1k yr as of Aug 2026
05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Copilot GAClaude 3Gemini 2.5 Pro
The running total of the new extensions each month.

Figures

SeriesLatestChangeMinMaxCoverage
GitHub Copilot74.5M+29.1M yr29774.5MJun 2021 — Aug 2026
GitHub Copilot579M+345k 1 mo579M579MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
GitHub Copilot Chat77.9M+41.0M yr9.1k77.9MMay 2023 — Aug 2026
GitHub Copilot Chat651M+2.9M 1 mo648M651MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
Claude Code for VS Code24.4M+23.9M yr4.4k24.4MJun 2025 — Aug 2026
Claude Code for VS Code519M+94.6M 1 mo424M519MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
Codex (OpenAI)13.7M+13.2M yr1.6k13.7MMar 2025 — Aug 2026
Codex (OpenAI)214M+41.7M 1 mo173M214MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
Tabnine9.6M+453k yr63.1k9.6MAug 2019 — Aug 2026
Tabnine142M+16.1k 1 mo142M142MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
BLACKBOX AI5.4M+1.2M yr2.9k5.4MSep 2022 — Aug 2026
BLACKBOX AI64.2M+27.7k 1 mo64.1M64.2MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
Gemini Code Assist5.2M+3.9M yr60.3k5.2MDec 2024 — Aug 2026
Gemini Code Assist39.5M+1.9M 1 mo37.5M39.5MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
Cline5.2M+3.1M yr8965.2MJul 2024 — Aug 2026
Cline70.3M+6.8M 1 mo63.5M70.3MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
Windsurf (Codeium)4.0M+1.0M yr5094.0MDec 2022 — Aug 2026
Windsurf (Codeium)20.6M+9.7k 1 mo20.6M20.6MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
Continue4.0M+2.6M yr3194.0MJul 2023 — Aug 2026
Continue17.2M+138k 1 mo17.1M17.2MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
CodeGPT2.5M+493k yr22.5MDec 2022 — Aug 2026
CodeGPT24.9M+932k 1 mo24.0M24.9MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
Roo Code2.0M+1.3M yr1482.0MDec 2024 — Aug 2026
Roo Code24.5M+30.6k 1 mo24.5M24.5MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
Amazon Q1.8M+845k yr271.8MApr 2024 — Aug 2026
Amazon Q17.8M+290k 1 mo17.6M17.8MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
Kilo Code1.5M+1.3M yr611.5MMar 2025 — Aug 2026
Kilo Code22.1M+1.3M 1 mo20.7M22.1MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
Sourcegraph Cody882k+179k yr289882kMar 2023 — Aug 2026
Sourcegraph Cody9.8M+12.7k 1 mo9.8M9.8MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
Augment775k+364k yr397775kFeb 2024 — Aug 2026
Augment6.2M+70.8k 1 mo6.1M6.2MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
Python235M+56.0M yr6.0M235MFeb 2019 — Aug 2026
Python1.2B+2.9M 1 mo1.2B1.2BJul 2026 — Aug 2026
Prettier71.2M+11.6M yr1.5M71.2MFeb 2019 — Aug 2026
Prettier233M+447k 1 mo232M233MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
Gemini CLI Companion1.1M+1.1M yr6.4k1.1MAug 2025 — Aug 2026
Gemini CLI Companion1.0M+1.3k 1 mo1.0M1.0MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
Bito AI Code Reviews949k+80.4k 14 mo80949kSep 2022 — Aug 2026
Bito AI Code Reviews5.5M+43.3k 1 mo5.4M5.5MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
Qodo (Codium)900k+209k yr293900kJan 2023 — Aug 2026
Qodo (Codium)10.6M+15.7k 1 mo10.6M10.6MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
Supermaven409k+95.6k yr117409kFeb 2024 — Aug 2026
Supermaven594k+85 1 mo594k594kJul 2026 — Aug 2026
Qwen Code Companion341k+337k yr3.8k341kAug 2025 — Aug 2026
Qwen Code Companion2.9M+400k 1 mo2.5M2.9MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
Amp (Sourcegraph)109k+92.8k yr198109kApr 2025 — Aug 2026
Amp (Sourcegraph)4.6M0 1 mo4.6M4.6MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
Jupyter109M+14.6M yr1.8M109MNov 2020 — Aug 2026
Jupyter496M+423k 1 mo496M496MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
C/C++103M+17.9M yr6.4M103MAug 2019 — Aug 2026
C/C++501M+10.6M 1 mo490M501MJul 2026 — Aug 2026
AI-category extensions listed4.2k+410 1 mo3.7k4.2kJul 2026 — Aug 2026
All extensions listed (control)142k+3.6k 1 mo138k142kJul 2026 — Aug 2026
AI share of the catalogue2.9%+8.2% 1 mo2.7%2.9%Jul 2026 — Aug 2026
AI category387+320.7% yr0418Nov 2015 — Aug 2026
AI category4.2k+3.1k yr14.2kNov 2015 — Aug 2026
Debuggers category (control)104+116.7% yr1140Oct 2015 — Aug 2026
Debuggers category (control)2.8k+1.1k yr12.8kOct 2015 — Aug 2026
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