diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 00e3862ace5e0..5f7fa0933b6d9 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         "--app-project-path=${workspaceFolder}/examples/electron",
         "--remote-debugging-port=9222",
         "--no-app-auto-install",
-        "--plugins=local-dir:../../plugins",
+        "--plugins=local-dir:../../sample-plugins/sample-namespace",
         "--ovsx-router-config=${workspaceFolder}/examples/ovsx-router-config.json"
       ],
       "env": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dbda4a4b56a5d..422f90d9e78f5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@
     "yargs": "^15.3.1"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "all": "yarn -s install && yarn -s lint && yarn -s build",
+    "all": "yarn -s install && yarn -s build",
     "browser": "yarn -s --cwd examples/browser",
     "build": "yarn -s compile && yarn -s build:examples",
-    "build:examples": "yarn browser build && yarn electron build",
+    "build:examples": "yarn electron build",
     "clean": "yarn -s rebuild:clean && yarn -s lint:clean && node scripts/run-reverse-topo.js yarn -s clean",
     "compile": "echo Compiling TypeScript sources... && yarn -s compile:clean && yarn -s compile:tsc",
     "compile:clean": "ts-clean dev-packages/* packages/*",
diff --git a/sample-plugins/sample-namespace/plugin-a/customTaskProvider.js b/sample-plugins/sample-namespace/plugin-a/customTaskProvider.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1256439891814
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sample-plugins/sample-namespace/plugin-a/customTaskProvider.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+"use strict";
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+exports.CustomTaskProvider = void 0;
+const vscode = require("vscode");
+class CustomTaskTerminal {
+    constructor() {
+        this.writeEmitter = new vscode.EventEmitter();
+        this.onDidWrite = this.writeEmitter.event;
+        this.closeEmitter = new vscode.EventEmitter();
+        this.onDidClose = this.closeEmitter.event;
+    }
+    open(initialDimensions) {
+        const output = 'somefile.abc:1:4: warning: the roof is on fire ';
+        this.doBuild(output);
+    }
+    close() {
+        this.writeEmitter.dispose();
+        this.closeEmitter.fire(0);
+        this.closeEmitter.dispose();
+    }
+    async doBuild(output) {
+        return new Promise((resolve) => {
+            this.writeEmitter.fire('Starting build...\r\n');
+            this.writeEmitter.fire(output + '\r\n');
+            this.close();
+            resolve();
+        });
+    }
+}
+class CustomTaskProvider {
+    async provideTasks() {
+        return this.getTask();
+    }
+    resolveTask(_task) {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+    getTask() {
+        const definition = {
+            type: CustomTaskProvider.type
+        };
+        return [new vscode.Task(definition, vscode.TaskScope.Workspace, `my custom`, CustomTaskProvider.type, new vscode.CustomExecution(async () => {
+            return new CustomTaskTerminal();
+        })),
+        new vscode.Task(definition, vscode.TaskScope.Workspace, `my shell`, CustomTaskProvider.type, new vscode.ShellExecution('echo Shell')),
+        new vscode.Task(definition, vscode.TaskScope.Workspace, `my process`, CustomTaskProvider.type, new vscode.ProcessExecution('echo Process'))];
+    }
+}
+exports.CustomTaskProvider = CustomTaskProvider;
+CustomTaskProvider.type = 'mytasktype';
+//# sourceMappingURL=customTaskProvider.js.map
diff --git a/sample-plugins/sample-namespace/plugin-a/extension.js b/sample-plugins/sample-namespace/plugin-a/extension.js
index 444471f16aff0..1f548b7ba840e 100644
--- a/sample-plugins/sample-namespace/plugin-a/extension.js
+++ b/sample-plugins/sample-namespace/plugin-a/extension.js
@@ -15,9 +15,19 @@
 // *****************************************************************************
 
 const vscode = require('vscode');
+const customTaskProvider_1 = require("./customTaskProvider");
+
+let customTaskProvider;
 
 exports.activate = function (context) {
     context.subscriptions.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand('plugin-a.hello', () => {
         vscode.window.showInformationMessage('Hello from plugin-a!');
+        customTaskProvider = vscode.tasks.registerTaskProvider(customTaskProvider_1.CustomTaskProvider.type, new customTaskProvider_1.CustomTaskProvider());
     }));
 }
+
+exports.deactivate = function deactivate() {
+    if (customTaskProvider) {
+        customTaskProvider.dispose();
+    }
+};
diff --git a/sample-plugins/sample-namespace/plugin-a/package.json b/sample-plugins/sample-namespace/plugin-a/package.json
index 9b3b6f8bea198..0d0a54808d5c5 100644
--- a/sample-plugins/sample-namespace/plugin-a/package.json
+++ b/sample-plugins/sample-namespace/plugin-a/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
         "command": "plugin-a.hello",
         "title": "Hello from plugin-a"
       }
+    ],
+    "taskDefinitions": [
+      {
+        "type": "mytasktype"
+      }
     ]
   }
 }