Using Workbench-managed Credentials

Enhanced Advanced

Any Command Line Interface (CLI) or code can make use of the credentials selected before starting the session. Examples of CLI and code implementations are available for their respective providers adjacent to the Managed Credentials section of the user guide.

Official Positron Pro extensions are available for some providers. Their compatibility with Workbench-managed credentials is listed below (as of Workbench version 2025.09.0). This is subject to change at the discretion of the extension providers.

Overview of supported official extensions for Positron Pro

Provider	Managed Creds	Compatible1	Extension ID
AWS	✅	❌	amazonwebservices.aws-toolkit-vscode
Azure	❌	❌	ms-azuretools.vscode-azureresourcegroups
Databricks	✅	✅	databricks.databricks
Snowflake	✅	✅	snowflake.snowflake-vsc

Footnotes

1. Compatible extensions automatically pick up on ambient managed credentials. If extensions are not directly compatible with Posit Workbench managed credentials, users must sign in separately via the extension.