microsoft · Billy O'Neal (BillyONeal) · May 27, 2026
diff --git a/.github/copilot-instructions.md b/.github/copilot-instructions.md
@@ -8,13 +8,12 @@
 - Run tests: `ctest --preset windows-ci --output-on-failure`
 
 ### Windows local development
-- Use `Win-arm64-Debug-WithArtifacts` on Windows Arm64 hosts.
-- Use `Win-x64-Debug-WithArtifacts` on Windows x64 hosts.
-- Prefer these host-matching `WithArtifacts` presets for normal local configure, build, and test workflows instead of `windows-ci`.
+- Use `Win-arm64-Debug` on Windows Arm64 hosts.
+- Use `Win-x64-Debug` on Windows x64 hosts.
 
 ### Run a single test
-- Run one CTest target: `ctest --preset Win-arm64-Debug-WithArtifacts -R "^vcpkg-test$" --output-on-failure` or `ctest --preset Win-x64-Debug-WithArtifacts -R "^vcpkg-test$" --output-on-failure`
-- Run specific Catch2 tests directly: `.\out\build\Win-arm64-Debug-WithArtifacts\vcpkg-test.exe [tag-or-filter]` or `.\out\build\Win-x64-Debug-WithArtifacts\vcpkg-test.exe [tag-or-filter]`
+- Run one CTest target: `ctest --preset Win-arm64-Debug -R "^vcpkg-test$" --output-on-failure` or `ctest --preset Win-x64-Debug -R "^vcpkg-test$" --output-on-failure`
+- Run specific Catch2 tests directly: `.\out\build\Win-arm64-Debug\vcpkg-test.exe [tag-or-filter]` or `.\out\build\Win-x64-Debug\vcpkg-test.exe [tag-or-filter]`
   - Tags follow the source filename convention (for example `[arguments]`).
 - Run one e2e suite: `pwsh azure-pipelines/end-to-end-tests.ps1 -Filter "<suite-file-name-without-.ps1>"`
 
@@ -26,21 +25,15 @@
 
 ### Formatting / checks
 - C++ format check path used in PR workflow: `pwsh .\azure-pipelines\Format-CxxCode.ps1`
-- Regenerate message map: `cmake --build --preset Win-arm64-Debug-WithArtifacts --target generate-message-map -- -k0` or `cmake --build --preset Win-x64-Debug-WithArtifacts --target generate-message-map -- -k0`
-- Verify message usage: `cmake --build --preset Win-arm64-Debug-WithArtifacts --target verify-messages -- -k0` or `cmake --build --preset Win-x64-Debug-WithArtifacts --target verify-messages -- -k0`
-
-### vcpkg-artifacts (TypeScript) checks
-- Install deps: `npm --prefix .\vcpkg-artifacts ci`
-- Lint: `npm --prefix .\vcpkg-artifacts run eslint`
-- Unit tests: `npm --prefix .\vcpkg-artifacts test`
+- Regenerate message map: `cmake --build --preset Win-arm64-Debug --target generate-message-map -- -k0` or `cmake --build --preset Win-x64-Debug --target generate-message-map -- -k0`
+- Verify message usage: `cmake --build --preset Win-arm64-Debug --target verify-messages -- -k0` or `cmake --build --preset Win-x64-Debug --target verify-messages -- -k0`
 
 ## High-level architecture
 
 - `vcpkg` is the CLI executable (`src/vcpkg.cpp`) and dispatches subcommands registered in `src/vcpkg/commands.cpp`.
 - Command dispatch is tiered: `basic_commands` run without `VcpkgPaths`, `paths_commands` require initialized paths, and `triplet_commands` additionally resolve default/host triplets before executing.
 - Core implementation lives in the `vcpkglib` object library built from `src/vcpkg/*.cpp` and `src/vcpkg/base/*.cpp`, with public headers in `include/vcpkg/**`.
 - Tests are built into `vcpkg-test` from `src/vcpkg-test/*.cpp` (Catch2), plus small helper executables (`reads-stdin`, `test-editor`, etc.) used by tests.
-- The `vcpkg-artifacts` TypeScript code is bundled into `vcpkg-artifacts.mjs` during CMake builds only when `VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_DEVELOPMENT=ON` (enabled by CI presets).
 - Localization is a first-class pipeline: message declarations in `include/vcpkg/base/message-data.inc.h`, generated maps in `locales/messages.json`, and enforcement via `generate-message-map` + `verify-messages`.
 
 ## Key conventions

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -24,18 +24,13 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 120
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: "24.x"
-          cache: 'npm'
-          cache-dependency-path: vcpkg-artifacts/package-lock.json
       - name: Enable Problem Matchers
         run: echo "::add-matcher::.github/workflows/matchers.json"
       - name: '[CI Only] Initialize CodeQL'
         if: inputs.codeql && matrix.preset != 'linux-arm64-ci' && matrix.preset != 'macos-ci'
         uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
         with:
-          languages: javascript-typescript, c-cpp
+          languages: c-cpp
       - name: Configure and Build
         if: matrix.preset != 'windows-ci'
         run: |
@@ -56,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: '[CI Only] Perform CodeQL Analysis'
         if: inputs.codeql && matrix.preset != 'linux-arm64-ci' && matrix.preset != 'macos-ci'
         uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4
-      - name: Run vcpkg and vcpkg-artifacts unit tests
+      - name: Run vcpkg unit tests
         run: ctest --preset ${{ matrix.preset }} --output-on-failure 2>&1
       - name: Get microsoft/vcpkg pinned sha into VCPKG_SHA
         id: vcpkg_sha
@@ -83,6 +78,6 @@ jobs:
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
           cd out/build/${{ matrix.preset }}
-          ${{ github.workspace }}/azure-pipelines/end-to-end-tests.ps1 -RunArtifactsTests
+          ${{ github.workspace }}/azure-pipelines/end-to-end-tests.ps1
         env:
           VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg-root
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: "24.x"
-          cache: 'npm'
-          cache-dependency-path: vcpkg-artifacts/package-lock.json
       - uses: lukka/get-cmake@v3.31.0
         with:
           cmakeVersion: 3.22.1 # ubuntu 22.04
@@ -51,7 +46,6 @@ jobs:
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
           git add -u
-          git restore --staged vcpkg-artifacts/.npmrc
           git diff --cached --stat --exit-code
           if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
             git config user.name $(git log -1 --pretty=format:'%an')

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,5 @@ CMakeLists.txt.user
 /build*
 /cmake-build-*
 /out
-/vcpkg-artifacts/node_modules/
 /vcpkg-root
 /work
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,10 +23,13 @@ option(VCPKG_BUILD_FUZZING "Build vcpkg fuzz tests" OFF)
 option(VCPKG_FUZZER_INSTRUMENTATION "Build vcpkg with fuzzing instrumentation. Not generally useful without VCPKG_BUILD_FUZZING turned on" OFF)
 option(VCPKG_EMBED_GIT_SHA "Option for to fill in the Git SHA version; off by default to avoid privacy concerns out of official builds" OFF)
 option(VCPKG_ADD_SOURCELINK "Option for enabling SourceLink in debug information on Windows/MSVC builds" "${VCPKG_EMBED_GIT_SHA}")
-option(VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_DEVELOPMENT "Hard code path to artifacts TypeScript. Requires node.js and npm." OFF)
 option(VCPKG_OFFICIAL_BUILD "Option to cause immediate failure if variables required for official builds are unset." OFF)
 set(VCPKG_PDB_SUFFIX "" CACHE STRING "Append this string to the name of the PDB for shipping vcpkg binaries.")
 
+if(VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_DEVELOPMENT)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "vcpkg-artifacts has been removed.")
+endif()
+
 CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(VCPKG_BUILD_BENCHMARKING "Option for enabling benchmarking" OFF
     "BUILD_TESTING" OFF)
 
@@ -285,118 +288,6 @@ elseif(VCPKG_OFFICIAL_BUILD)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "VCPKG_STANDALONE_BUNDLE_SHA is required for official builds.")
 endif()
 
-if(VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SHA)
-    target_compile_definitions(vcpkglib PUBLIC
-        "VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SHA=${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SHA}"
-    )
-elseif(VCPKG_OFFICIAL_BUILD)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SHA is required for official builds.")
-endif()
-
-file(TO_CMAKE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/vcpkg-artifacts" VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR)
-if (VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_DEVELOPMENT)
-    # The directory constructed by this portion of the build script needs to be kept in sync with
-    # that created by azure-pipelines/signing.yml
-
-    if (WIN32)
-        set(NPM_SUFFIX ".cmd")
-    else()
-        set(NPM_SUFFIX "")
-    endif()
-
-    find_program(NODEJS "node")
-    find_program(NPM "npm${NPM_SUFFIX}")
-    if (NOT NODEJS OR NOT NPM)
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "node.js and npm must be installed when VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_DEVELOPMENT is set")
-    endif()
-
-    add_custom_command(
-        OUTPUT
-            "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/node_modules"
-        COMMAND "${NPM}" ARGS "ci" "--include=dev"
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY
-            "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}"
-        COMMENT
-            "Running npm install..."
-        MAIN_DEPENDENCY
-            "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/package-lock.json"
-        VERBATIM
-        )
-
-    add_custom_target(npm-restore
-        ALL
-        DEPENDS
-            "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/node_modules"
-            )
-    set_target_properties(npm-restore
-        PROPERTIES
-            ADDITIONAL_CLEAN_FILES "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/node_modules"
-    )
-
-# === Target: vcpkg-artifacts-target ===
-# The suffix "-target" is added to avoid a conflict in CMake with the directory named vcpkg-artifacts and the target named vcpkg-artifacts.
-    file(GLOB VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_ROOT_SOURCES LIST_DIRECTORIES false RELATIVE "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}" CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/*.ts")
-    file(GLOB_RECURSE VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_NESTED_SOURCES LIST_DIRECTORIES false RELATIVE "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}" CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
-        "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/amf/*.ts"
-        "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/archivers/*.ts"
-        "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/artifacts/*.ts"
-        "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/cli/*.ts"
-        "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/fs/*.ts"
-        "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/installers/*.ts"
-        "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/interfaces/*.ts"
-        # "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/locales/*.ts" 
-        "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/mediaquery/*.ts"
-        # "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/node_modules/*.ts"
-        "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/registries/*.ts"
-        "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/test/*.ts"
-        "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/test-resources/*" # Note no *.ts
-        "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/util/*.ts"
-        "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/yaml/*.ts"
-    )
-    set(VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCES ${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_ROOT_SOURCES} ${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_NESTED_SOURCES})
-    list(TRANSFORM VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCES PREPEND "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/")
-
-    set(VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_BUILD_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/vcpkg-artifacts-build")
-    set(VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_BINARY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/vcpkg-artifacts.mjs")
-    add_custom_command(
-        OUTPUT "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/locales/messages.json"
-        COMMAND "${NODEJS}" ARGS "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/node_modules/translate-strings/dist/main.js" "." "--json"
-        DEPENDS
-            ${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCES}
-            "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/node_modules"
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}"
-        COMMENT "Running artifacts translate-strings..."
-        VERBATIM
-    )
-
-    add_custom_command(
-        OUTPUT
-            ${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_BINARY}
-        COMMAND
-            "${NODEJS}" ARGS "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/node_modules/@vercel/ncc/dist/ncc/cli.js"
-                build "main.ts"
-                --out "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_BUILD_DIR}"
-        COMMAND
-            "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" ARGS -E copy "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_BUILD_DIR}/index.js" "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_BINARY}"
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY
-            "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}"
-        DEPENDS
-            npm-restore
-            ${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCES}
-            "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/tsconfig.json"
-            "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/package.json"
-            "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/package-lock.json"
-            "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/.npmrc"
-            "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/.mocharc.json"
-            "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/locales/messages.json"
-        COMMENT
-            "Building vcpkg-artifacts..."
-        VERBATIM
-        )
-
-    add_custom_target(vcpkg-artifacts-target ALL DEPENDS "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_BINARY}")
-endif()
-
 set(CPP_ATOMIC_LIBRARY "")
 include(CheckCXXSourceCompiles)
 if(NOT MSVC)
@@ -464,18 +355,6 @@ if(MINGW)
     target_link_libraries(vcpkglib PUBLIC winhttp bcrypt version ole32 uuid)
 endif()
 
-# === Target: vcpkg-ps1 ===
-add_custom_command(
-    OUTPUT
-        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/vcpkg-shell.ps1"
-    COMMAND
-        "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" ARGS -E copy "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/vcpkg-in-development.ps1" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/vcpkg-shell.ps1"
-    DEPENDS
-        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/vcpkg-in-development.ps1"
-    VERBATIM
-)
-add_custom_target(vcpkg-ps1 ALL DEPENDS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/vcpkg-shell.ps1")
-
 # === Target: vcpkg ===
 
 add_executable(vcpkg ${VCPKG_SOURCES} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/vcpkg.manifest")
@@ -494,14 +373,9 @@ endif()
 set_property(TARGET vcpkg PROPERTY PDB_NAME "vcpkg${VCPKG_PDB_SUFFIX}")
 
 # === Target: generate-message-map ===
-set(GENERATE_MESSAGE_MAP_DEPENDENCIES vcpkg)
-if (VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_DEVELOPMENT)
-    list(APPEND GENERATE_MESSAGE_MAP_DEPENDENCIES "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/locales/messages.json")
-endif()
-
 add_custom_target(generate-message-map
-    COMMAND "$<TARGET_FILE:vcpkg>" z-generate-default-message-map locales/messages.json "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/locales/messages.json"
-    DEPENDS ${GENERATE_MESSAGE_MAP_DEPENDENCIES}
+    COMMAND "$<TARGET_FILE:vcpkg>" z-generate-default-message-map locales/messages.json
+    DEPENDS vcpkg
     WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}"
     COMMENT "Update locales/messages.json"
     VERBATIM
@@ -535,9 +409,6 @@ if (BUILD_TESTING)
     if(VCPKG_BUILD_BENCHMARKING)
         target_compile_options(vcpkg-test PRIVATE -DCATCH_CONFIG_ENABLE_BENCHMARKING)
     endif()
-    if(VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_DEVELOPMENT)
-        add_test(NAME artifacts COMMAND "${NODEJS}" "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}/node_modules/mocha/bin/mocha.js" "--import=tsx" WORKING_DIRECTORY "${VCPKG_ARTIFACTS_SOURCE_DIR}")
-    endif()
 endif()
 
 # === Target: vcpkg-fuzz-utf8-decoder ===