I'm trying the new version (v1.31.12821) and still seeing the issue – this is the output of ps -p...
this time:
/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Frameworks/Code Helper (Plugin).app/Contents/MacOS/Code Helper (Plugin) --type=utility --utility-sub-type=node.mojom.NodeService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --inspect-port=0 --user-data-dir=/Users/borekb/Library/Application Support/Code --standard-schemes=vscode-webview,vscode-file --secure-schemes=vscode-webview,vscode-file --bypasscsp-schemes --cors-schemes=vscode-webview,vscode-file --fetch-schemes=vscode-webview,vscode-file --service-worker-schemes=vscode-webview --streaming-schemes --shared-files --field-trial-handle=1718379636,r,363196742449149930,722894780692322390,131072 --disable-features=CalculateNativeWinOcclusion,SpareRendererForSitePerProcess
Not sure if still related to this extension...