diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/_config-driven.js b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/_config-driven.js
index 1da397e7..48688926 100644
--- a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/_config-driven.js
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/_config-driven.js
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ class ConfigDrivenIdeSetup extends BaseIdeSetup {
    */
   async installToTarget(projectDir, bmadDir, config, options) {
     const { target_dir, template_type, artifact_types } = config;
+
+    // Skip targets with explicitly empty artifact_types array
+    // This prevents creating empty directories when no artifacts will be written
+    if (Array.isArray(artifact_types) && artifact_types.length === 0) {
+      return { success: true, results: { agents: 0, workflows: 0, tasks: 0, tools: 0 } };
+    }
+
     const targetPath = path.join(projectDir, target_dir);
     await this.ensureDir(targetPath);
 
diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/platform-codes.yaml b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/platform-codes.yaml
index 6a9078a8..2ca32aed 100644
--- a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/platform-codes.yaml
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/platform-codes.yaml
@@ -94,9 +94,6 @@ platforms:
         - target_dir: .github/agents
           template_type: copilot_agents
           artifact_types: [agents]
-        - target_dir: .vscode
-          template_type: vscode_settings
-          artifact_types: []
 
   iflow:
     name: "iFlow"