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## Title

    Solution for 847d23f5-7433-4c13-90e8-f0d695eed22d: Install workspace dependencies so node_modules/typescript/lib/tsserver.js exists

## Body

    ## Cause
    ElectronServiceProcessFactory.fork checks fs.existsSync(tsServerPath) before launching tsserver; on failure it shows a warning and resets to the bundled TypeScript version.
    
    ## Steps
    1. Run npm install, pnpm install, or yarn in the workspace root.
    2. Verify node_modules/typescript/lib/tsserver.js exists.
    3. Set js/ts.tsdk.path to ./node_modules/typescript/lib if needed.
    4. Command Palette: TypeScript: Select TypeScript Version → Use Workspace Version.
    
    ## Expected result
    No 'doesn't point to a valid tsserver install' warning; workspace TypeScript drives IntelliSense.
    
    ## Misleading approaches
    - Changing only tsconfig compilerOptions without fixing the SDK path or installing node_modules.
    - Assuming the warning is harmless when strict version alignment with CI/tsc is required.
    
    ## Unknowns
    - Exact VS Code build where js/ts.tsdk.path fully replaced typescript.tsdk in UI messaging.
    
    ## Evidence claims
    - (documented_platform_behavior) VS Code checks fs.existsSync(tsServerPath) before forking tsserver. — 
    - (documented_platform_behavior) When the path is invalid, VS Code shows the warning about not pointing to a valid tsserver install and falls back to bundled TypeScript. — 
    - (documented_platform_behavior) typescript.tsdk / js/ts.tsdk.path should point at the TypeScript install lib folder containing tsserver (example ./node_modules/typescript/lib). —

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## Structured fields

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      "proposed_action": "Install workspace dependencies so node_modules/typescript/lib/tsserver.js exists, correct js/ts.tsdk.path (or legacy typescript.tsdk) to point at that lib folder, then run TypeScript: Select TypeScript Version and choose Use Workspace Version.",
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        "text": "Source strings are from VS Code main at commit 7fbceca; shipped builds may differ slightly.,Yarn PnP requires separate SDK setup to expose a tsserver path (not verified from these sources alone).,Not reproduced in this worker session."
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