diff --git a/src/codelens/codeLensProvider.ts b/src/codelens/codeLensProvider.ts
index c4e4904..e49bac6 100644
--- a/src/codelens/codeLensProvider.ts
+++ b/src/codelens/codeLensProvider.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import type {
 } from '../commands';
 import type { CodeLensConfig, CodeLensLanguageScope } from '../config';
 import { CodeLensCommand, CodeLensScopes, FileAnnotationType } from '../config';
-import { Commands, CoreCommands, Schemes } from '../constants';
+import { Commands, Schemes } from '../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../container';
 import type { GitUri } from '../git/gitUri';
 import type { GitBlame, GitBlameLines } from '../git/models/blame';
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export class GitCodeLensProvider implements CodeLensProvider {
 				[blame, symbols] = await Promise.all([
 					this.container.git.getBlame(gitUri, document),
 					executeCoreCommand<[Uri], SymbolInformation[]>(
-						CoreCommands.ExecuteDocumentSymbolProvider,
+						'vscode.executeDocumentSymbolProvider',
 						document.uri,
 					),
 				]);
@@ -161,10 +161,7 @@ export class GitCodeLensProvider implements CodeLensProvider {
 			let tracked;
 			[tracked, symbols] = await Promise.all([
 				this.container.git.isTracked(gitUri),
-				executeCoreCommand<[Uri], SymbolInformation[]>(
-					CoreCommands.ExecuteDocumentSymbolProvider,
-					document.uri,
-				),
+				executeCoreCommand<[Uri], SymbolInformation[]>('vscode.executeDocumentSymbolProvider', document.uri),
 			]);
 
 			if (!tracked) return lenses;
diff --git a/src/commands/browseRepoAtRevision.ts b/src/commands/browseRepoAtRevision.ts
index b2d2994..3e18832 100644
--- a/src/commands/browseRepoAtRevision.ts
+++ b/src/commands/browseRepoAtRevision.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { TextEditor, Uri } from 'vscode';
-import { Commands, CoreCommands } from '../constants';
+import { Commands } from '../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../container';
 import { GitUri } from '../git/gitUri';
 import { showGenericErrorMessage } from '../messages';
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class BrowseRepoAtRevisionCommand extends ActiveEditorCommand {
 			});
 
 			if (!args.openInNewWindow) {
-				void executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.FocusFilesExplorer);
+				void executeCoreCommand('workbench.files.action.focusFilesExplorer');
 			}
 		} catch (ex) {
 			Logger.error(ex, 'BrowseRepoAtRevisionCommand');
diff --git a/src/commands/diffWith.ts b/src/commands/diffWith.ts
index 6bfbd48..2001933 100644
--- a/src/commands/diffWith.ts
+++ b/src/commands/diffWith.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { TextDocumentShowOptions, Uri } from 'vscode';
 import { Range, ViewColumn } from 'vscode';
-import { Commands, CoreCommands, GlyphChars } from '../constants';
+import { Commands, GlyphChars } from '../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../container';
 import type { GitCommit } from '../git/models/commit';
 import { isCommit } from '../git/models/commit';
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export class DiffWithCommand extends Command {
 			}
 
 			void (await executeCoreCommand(
-				CoreCommands.Diff,
+				'vscode.diff',
 				lhs ?? this.container.git.getRevisionUri(deletedOrMissing, args.lhs.uri.fsPath, args.repoPath),
 				rhs ?? this.container.git.getRevisionUri(deletedOrMissing, args.rhs.uri.fsPath, args.repoPath),
 				title,
diff --git a/src/commands/generateCommitMessage.ts b/src/commands/generateCommitMessage.ts
index 50c8476..0d3d794 100644
--- a/src/commands/generateCommitMessage.ts
+++ b/src/commands/generateCommitMessage.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { Disposable, MessageItem, QuickInputButton, TextEditor } from 'vscode';
 import { env, ProgressLocation, ThemeIcon, Uri, window } from 'vscode';
 import { fetch } from '@env/fetch';
-import { Commands, CoreCommands } from '../constants';
+import { Commands } from '../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../container';
 import { GitUri } from '../git/gitUri';
 import { uncommittedStaged } from '../git/models/constants';
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ export class GenerateCommitMessageCommand extends ActiveEditorCommand {
 
 					const completion: OpenAIChatCompletionResponse = await rsp.json();
 
-					void executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.ShowSCM);
+					void executeCoreCommand('workbench.view.scm');
 
 					const message = completion.choices[0].message.content.trim();
 					scmRepo.inputBox.value = `${currentMessage ? `${currentMessage}\n\n` : ''}${message}`;
diff --git a/src/commands/git/coauthors.ts b/src/commands/git/coauthors.ts
index 9fe2ce7..cc8b143 100644
--- a/src/commands/git/coauthors.ts
+++ b/src/commands/git/coauthors.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { CoreCommands } from '../../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../../container';
 import type { GitContributor } from '../../git/models/contributor';
 import type { Repository } from '../../git/models/repository';
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ export class CoAuthorsGitCommand extends QuickCommand<State> {
 		}
 
 		repo.inputBox.value = message;
-		void (await executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.ShowSCM));
+		void (await executeCoreCommand('workbench.view.scm'));
 	}
 
 	protected async *steps(state: PartialStepState<State>): StepGenerator {
diff --git a/src/commands/refreshHover.ts b/src/commands/refreshHover.ts
index 1d9065b..d50b748 100644
--- a/src/commands/refreshHover.ts
+++ b/src/commands/refreshHover.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Commands, CoreCommands } from '../constants';
+import { Commands } from '../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../container';
 import { command, executeCoreCommand } from '../system/command';
 import { Command } from './base';
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ export class RefreshHoverCommand extends Command {
 
 	async execute() {
 		// TODO@eamodio figure out how to really refresh/update a hover
-		await executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.EditorShowHover);
+		await executeCoreCommand('editor.action.showHover');
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/setViewsLayout.ts b/src/commands/setViewsLayout.ts
index 6fcfd45..5e754c1 100644
--- a/src/commands/setViewsLayout.ts
+++ b/src/commands/setViewsLayout.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { window } from 'vscode';
 import { viewsConfigKeys } from '../config';
-import { Commands, CoreCommands } from '../constants';
+import { Commands } from '../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../container';
 import { command, executeCommand, executeCoreCommand } from '../system/command';
 import { Command } from './base';
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class SetViewsLayoutCommand extends Command {
 					// Because of https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/105774, run the command twice which seems to fix things
 					let count = 0;
 					while (count++ < 2) {
-						void (await executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.MoveViews, {
+						void (await executeCoreCommand('vscode.moveViews', {
 							viewIds: views.map(v => `gitlens.views.${v}`),
 							destinationId: 'workbench.view.extension.gitlens',
 						}));
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class SetViewsLayoutCommand extends Command {
 					// Because of https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/105774, run the command twice which seems to fix things
 					let count = 0;
 					while (count++ < 2) {
-						void (await executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.MoveViews, {
+						void (await executeCoreCommand('vscode.moveViews', {
 							viewIds: views.map(v => `gitlens.views.${v}`),
 							destinationId: 'workbench.view.scm',
 						}));
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 47f0319..6123bc8 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -319,45 +319,43 @@ export const enum ContextKeys {
 	PlusState = 'gitlens:plus:state',
 }
 
-export const enum CoreCommands {
-	CloseActiveEditor = 'workbench.action.closeActiveEditor',
-	CloseAllEditors = 'workbench.action.closeAllEditors',
-	CursorMove = 'cursorMove',
-	CustomEditorShowFindWidget = 'editor.action.webvieweditor.showFind',
-	Diff = 'vscode.diff',
-	EditorScroll = 'editorScroll',
-	EditorShowHover = 'editor.action.showHover',
-	ExecuteDocumentSymbolProvider = 'vscode.executeDocumentSymbolProvider',
-	ExecuteCodeLensProvider = 'vscode.executeCodeLensProvider',
-	FocusFilesExplorer = 'workbench.files.action.focusFilesExplorer',
-	InstallExtension = 'workbench.extensions.installExtension',
-	MoveViews = 'vscode.moveViews',
-	Open = 'vscode.open',
-	OpenFolder = 'vscode.openFolder',
-	OpenInTerminal = 'openInTerminal',
-	OpenWalkthrough = 'workbench.action.openWalkthrough',
-	OpenWith = 'vscode.openWith',
-	NextEditor = 'workbench.action.nextEditor',
-	PreviewHtml = 'vscode.previewHtml',
-	RevealLine = 'revealLine',
-	RevealInExplorer = 'revealInExplorer',
-	RevealInFileExplorer = 'revealFileInOS',
-	SetContext = 'setContext',
-	ShowExplorer = 'workbench.view.explorer',
-	ShowReferences = 'editor.action.showReferences',
-	ShowSCM = 'workbench.view.scm',
-	UninstallExtension = 'workbench.extensions.uninstallExtension',
-}
+export type CoreCommands =
+	| 'cursorMove'
+	| 'editor.action.showHover'
+	| 'editor.action.showReferences'
+	| 'editor.action.webvieweditor.showFind'
+	| 'editorScroll'
+	| 'openInTerminal'
+	| 'revealFileInOS'
+	| 'revealInExplorer'
+	| 'revealLine'
+	| 'setContext'
+	| 'vscode.open'
+	| 'vscode.openFolder'
+	| 'vscode.openWith'
+	| 'vscode.diff'
+	| 'vscode.executeCodeLensProvider'
+	| 'vscode.executeDocumentSymbolProvider'
+	| 'vscode.moveViews'
+	| 'vscode.previewHtml'
+	| 'workbench.action.closeActiveEditor'
+	| 'workbench.action.openWalkthrough'
+	| 'workbench.action.closeAllEditors'
+	| 'workbench.action.nextEditor'
+	| 'workbench.extensions.installExtension'
+	| 'workbench.extensions.uninstallExtension'
+	| 'workbench.files.action.focusFilesExplorer'
+	| 'workbench.view.explorer'
+	| 'workbench.view.scm';
 
-export const enum CoreGitCommands {
-	Publish = 'git.publish',
-	Pull = 'git.pull',
-	PullRebase = 'git.pullRebase',
-	Push = 'git.push',
-	PushForce = 'git.pushForce',
-	UndoCommit = 'git.undoCommit',
-	Fetch = 'git.fetch',
-}
+export type CoreGitCommands =
+	| 'git.fetch'
+	| 'git.publish'
+	| 'git.pull'
+	| 'git.pullRebase'
+	| 'git.push'
+	| 'git.pushForce'
+	| 'git.undoCommit';
 
 export const enum CoreGitConfiguration {
 	AutoRepositoryDetection = 'git.autoRepositoryDetection',
diff --git a/src/context.ts b/src/context.ts
index 14019ed..cd232fc 100644
--- a/src/context.ts
+++ b/src/context.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { commands, EventEmitter } from 'vscode';
+import { EventEmitter } from 'vscode';
 import type { ContextKeys } from './constants';
-import { CoreCommands } from './constants';
+import { executeCoreCommand } from './system/command';
 import type { WebviewIds, WebviewViewIds } from './webviews/webviewsController';
 
 const contextStorage = new Map<string, unknown>();
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ export function getContext<T>(key: AllContextKeys, defaultValue?: T): T | undefi
 
 export async function setContext(key: AllContextKeys, value: unknown): Promise<void> {
 	contextStorage.set(key, value);
-	void (await commands.executeCommand(CoreCommands.SetContext, key, value));
+	void (await executeCoreCommand('setContext', key, value));
 	_onDidChangeContext.fire(key);
 }
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index dda564a..6279986 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Api } from './api/api';
 import type { CreatePullRequestActionContext, GitLensApi, OpenPullRequestActionContext } from './api/gitlens';
 import type { CreatePullRequestOnRemoteCommandArgs, OpenPullRequestOnRemoteCommandArgs } from './commands';
 import { fromOutputLevel, OutputLevel } from './config';
-import { Commands, ContextKeys, CoreCommands } from './constants';
+import { Commands, ContextKeys } from './constants';
 import { Container } from './container';
 import { setContext } from './context';
 import { isGitUri } from './git/gitUri';
@@ -351,5 +351,5 @@ async function showWelcomeOrWhatsNew(container: Container, version: string, prev
 function uninstallDeprecatedAuthentication() {
 	if (extensions.getExtension('gitkraken.gitkraken-authentication') == null) return;
 
-	void executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.UninstallExtension, 'gitkraken.gitkraken-authentication');
+	void executeCoreCommand('workbench.extensions.uninstallExtension', 'gitkraken.gitkraken-authentication');
 }
diff --git a/src/git/actions/worktree.ts b/src/git/actions/worktree.ts
index a2f5b95..2b373f1 100644
--- a/src/git/actions/worktree.ts
+++ b/src/git/actions/worktree.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import type { Uri } from 'vscode';
 import type { WorktreeGitCommandArgs } from '../../commands/git/worktree';
-import { CoreCommands } from '../../constants';
 import { Container } from '../../container';
 import { ensure } from '../../system/array';
 import { executeCoreCommand } from '../../system/command';
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ export async function reveal(
 }
 
 export async function revealInFileExplorer(worktree: GitWorktree) {
-	void (await executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.RevealInFileExplorer, worktree.uri));
+	void (await executeCoreCommand('revealInExplorer', worktree.uri));
 }
 
 type OpenFlagsArray = Extract<NonNullable<Required<WorktreeGitCommandArgs['state']>>, { subcommand: 'open' }>['flags'];
diff --git a/src/git/models/repository.ts b/src/git/models/repository.ts
index c205ffc..0d3addc 100644
--- a/src/git/models/repository.ts
+++ b/src/git/models/repository.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Disposable, EventEmitter, ProgressLocation, RelativePattern, Uri, windo
 import { md5 } from '@env/crypto';
 import { ForcePushMode } from '../../@types/vscode.git.enums';
 import type { CreatePullRequestActionContext } from '../../api/gitlens';
-import { CoreGitCommands, CoreGitConfiguration, Schemes } from '../../constants';
+import { CoreGitConfiguration, Schemes } from '../../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../../container';
 import type { FeatureAccess, Features, PlusFeatures } from '../../features';
 import { showCreatePullRequestPrompt, showGenericErrorMessage } from '../../messages';
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 			if (options?.branch != null) {
 				await this.container.git.fetch(this.path, options);
 			} else {
-				void (await executeCoreGitCommand(CoreGitCommands.Fetch, this.path));
+				void (await executeCoreGitCommand('git.fetch', this.path));
 			}
 
 			this.fireChange(RepositoryChange.Unknown);
@@ -803,10 +803,7 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 		try {
 			const upstream = await this.hasUpstreamBranch();
 			if (upstream) {
-				void (await executeCoreGitCommand(
-					options?.rebase ? CoreGitCommands.PullRebase : CoreGitCommands.Pull,
-					this.path,
-				));
+				void (await executeCoreGitCommand(options?.rebase ? 'git.pullRebase' : 'git.pull', this.path));
 			} else if (configuration.getAny<boolean>(CoreGitConfiguration.FetchOnPull, Uri.file(this.path))) {
 				await this.container.git.fetch(this.path);
 			}
@@ -913,10 +910,7 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 					options?.force ? ForcePushMode.ForceWithLease : undefined,
 				);
 			} else {
-				void (await executeCoreGitCommand(
-					options?.force ? CoreGitCommands.PushForce : CoreGitCommands.Push,
-					this.path,
-				));
+				void (await executeCoreGitCommand(options?.force ? 'git.pushForce' : 'git.push', this.path));
 			}
 
 			this.fireChange(RepositoryChange.Unknown);
diff --git a/src/hovers/hovers.ts b/src/hovers/hovers.ts
index ba99ed0..36f99ab 100644
--- a/src/hovers/hovers.ts
+++ b/src/hovers/hovers.ts
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ async function getAutoLinkedIssuesOrPullRequests(message: string, remotes: GitRe
 				// 		scope,
 				// 		`${GlyphChars.Dot} ${count} issue/pull request queries completed; refreshing...`,
 				// 	);
-				// 	void executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.EditorShowHover);
+				// 	void executeCoreCommand('editor.action.showHover');
 				// });
 
 				return autolinks;
diff --git a/src/partners.ts b/src/partners.ts
index cdfc572..4be6fa2 100644
--- a/src/partners.ts
+++ b/src/partners.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { CancellationTokenSource, Extension, ExtensionContext, Uri } from '
 import { extensions } from 'vscode';
 import type { ActionContext, HoverCommandsActionContext } from './api/gitlens';
 import type { InviteToLiveShareCommandArgs } from './commands';
-import { Commands, CoreCommands } from './constants';
+import { Commands } from './constants';
 import { Container } from './container';
 import { executeCommand, executeCoreCommand } from './system/command';
 import type { ContactPresence } from './vsls/vsls';
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export async function installExtension<T>(
 			});
 		});
 
-		await executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.InstallExtension, vsix ?? extensionId);
+		await executeCoreCommand('workbench.extensions.installExtension', vsix ?? extensionId);
 		// Wait for extension activation until timeout expires
 		timer = setTimeout(() => {
 			timer = undefined;
diff --git a/src/plus/webviews/graph/graphWebview.ts b/src/plus/webviews/graph/graphWebview.ts
index 9572b47..b62e102 100644
--- a/src/plus/webviews/graph/graphWebview.ts
+++ b/src/plus/webviews/graph/graphWebview.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import type {
 } from '../../../commands';
 import { parseCommandContext } from '../../../commands/base';
 import type { Config } from '../../../config';
-import { Commands, ContextKeys, CoreCommands, CoreGitCommands, GlyphChars } from '../../../constants';
+import { Commands, ContextKeys, GlyphChars } from '../../../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../../../container';
 import { getContext, onDidChangeContext } from '../../../context';
 import type { CommitSelectedEvent } from '../../../eventBus';
@@ -2112,7 +2112,7 @@ export class GraphWebviewProvider implements WebviewProvider<State> {
 		const ref = this.getGraphItemRef(item, 'revision');
 		if (ref == null) return Promise.resolve();
 
-		return executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.ShowSCM);
+		return executeCoreCommand('workbench.view.scm');
 	}
 
 	@debug()
@@ -2270,7 +2270,7 @@ export class GraphWebviewProvider implements WebviewProvider<State> {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		return void executeCoreGitCommand(CoreGitCommands.UndoCommit, ref.repoPath);
+		return void executeCoreGitCommand('git.undoCommit', ref.repoPath);
 	}
 
 	@debug()
diff --git a/src/system/command.ts b/src/system/command.ts
index fc5ab53..a7985f4 100644
--- a/src/system/command.ts
+++ b/src/system/command.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import type { Command as CoreCommand, Disposable, Uri } from 'vscode';
 import { commands } from 'vscode';
 import type { Action, ActionContext } from '../api/gitlens';
 import type { Command } from '../commands/base';
-import type { CoreGitCommands } from '../constants';
-import { Commands, CoreCommands } from '../constants';
+import type { CoreCommands, CoreGitCommands } from '../constants';
+import { Commands } from '../constants';
 import { Container } from '../container';
 
 interface CommandConstructor {
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ export function executeActionCommand<T extends ActionContext>(action: Action<T>,
 
 type SupportedCommands = Commands | `gitlens.views.${string}.focus` | `gitlens.views.${string}.resetViewLocation`;
 
+export function createCommand<T extends unknown[]>(command: SupportedCommands, title: string, ...args: T): CoreCommand {
+	return {
+		command: command,
+		title: title,
+		arguments: args,
+	};
+}
+
 export function executeCommand<U = any>(command: SupportedCommands): Thenable<U>;
 export function executeCommand<T = unknown, U = any>(command: SupportedCommands, arg: T): Thenable<U>;
 export function executeCommand<T extends [...unknown[]] = [], U = any>(
@@ -57,6 +65,14 @@ export function executeCommand<T extends [...unknown[]] = [], U = any>(
 	return commands.executeCommand<U>(command, ...args);
 }
 
+export function createCoreCommand<T extends unknown[]>(command: CoreCommands, title: string, ...args: T): CoreCommand {
+	return {
+		command: command,
+		title: title,
+		arguments: args,
+	};
+}
+
 export function executeCoreCommand<T = unknown, U = any>(command: CoreCommands, arg: T): Thenable<U>;
 export function executeCoreCommand<T extends [...unknown[]] = [], U = any>(
 	command: CoreCommands,
@@ -66,12 +82,24 @@ export function executeCoreCommand<T extends [...unknown[]] = [], U = any>(
 	command: CoreCommands,
 	...args: T
 ): Thenable<U> {
-	if (command !== CoreCommands.ExecuteDocumentSymbolProvider) {
+	if (command != 'setContext' && command !== 'vscode.executeDocumentSymbolProvider') {
 		Container.instance.telemetry.sendEvent('command/core', { command: command });
 	}
 	return commands.executeCommand<U>(command, ...args);
 }
 
+export function createCoreGitCommand<T extends unknown[]>(
+	command: CoreGitCommands,
+	title: string,
+	...args: T
+): CoreCommand {
+	return {
+		command: command,
+		title: title,
+		arguments: args,
+	};
+}
+
 export function executeCoreGitCommand<U = any>(command: CoreGitCommands): Thenable<U>;
 export function executeCoreGitCommand<T = unknown, U = any>(command: CoreGitCommands, arg: T): Thenable<U>;
 export function executeCoreGitCommand<T extends [...unknown[]] = [], U = any>(
diff --git a/src/system/utils.ts b/src/system/utils.ts
index aa19a73..d779cd8 100644
--- a/src/system/utils.ts
+++ b/src/system/utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { ColorTheme, TextDocument, TextDocumentShowOptions, TextEditor, Uri } from 'vscode';
 import { version as codeVersion, ColorThemeKind, env, ViewColumn, window, workspace } from 'vscode';
-import { CoreCommands, ImageMimetypes, Schemes } from '../constants';
+import { ImageMimetypes, Schemes } from '../constants';
 import { isGitUri } from '../git/gitUri';
 import { executeCoreCommand } from './command';
 import { configuration } from './configuration';
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export function findOrOpenEditors(uris: Uri[]): void {
 	}
 
 	for (const uri of normalizedUris.values()) {
-		void executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.Open, uri, { background: true, preview: false });
+		void executeCoreCommand('vscode.open', uri, { background: true, preview: false });
 	}
 }
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export async function openEditor(
 		}
 
 		if (uri.scheme === Schemes.GitLens && ImageMimetypes[extname(uri.fsPath)]) {
-			await executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.Open, uri);
+			await executeCoreCommand('vscode.open', uri);
 
 			return undefined;
 		}
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export async function openEditor(
 	} catch (ex) {
 		const msg: string = ex?.toString() ?? '';
 		if (msg.includes('File seems to be binary and cannot be opened as text')) {
-			await executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.Open, uri);
+			await executeCoreCommand('vscode.open', uri);
 
 			return undefined;
 		}
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export async function openWalkthrough(
 
 	// Takes the following params: walkthroughID: string | { category: string, step: string } | undefined, toSide: boolean | undefined
 	void (await executeCoreCommand(
-		CoreCommands.OpenWalkthrough,
+		'workbench.action.openWalkthrough',
 		{
 			category: `${extensionId}#${walkthroughId}`,
 			step: stepId ? `${extensionId}#${walkthroughId}#${stepId}` : undefined,
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export function openWorkspace(
 		return void workspace.updateWorkspaceFolders(count, 0, { uri: uri, name: options?.name });
 	}
 
-	return void executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.OpenFolder, uri, {
+	return void executeCoreCommand('vscode.openFolder', uri, {
 		forceNewWindow: options?.location === OpenWorkspaceLocation.NewWindow,
 	});
 }
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictCurrentChangesNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictCurrentChangesNode.ts
index 474f118..61b41b9 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictCurrentChangesNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictCurrentChangesNode.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import type { Command } from 'vscode';
 import { MarkdownString, ThemeIcon, TreeItem, TreeItemCollapsibleState } from 'vscode';
 import type { DiffWithCommandArgs } from '../../commands';
-import { Commands, CoreCommands, GlyphChars } from '../../constants';
+import { Commands, GlyphChars } from '../../constants';
 import { CommitFormatter } from '../../git/formatters/commitFormatter';
 import { GitUri } from '../../git/gitUri';
 import type { GitFile } from '../../git/models/file';
 import type { GitMergeStatus } from '../../git/models/merge';
 import type { GitRebaseStatus } from '../../git/models/rebase';
 import { getReferenceLabel } from '../../git/models/reference';
+import { createCommand, createCoreCommand } from '../../system/command';
 import { configuration } from '../../system/configuration';
 import type { FileHistoryView } from '../fileHistoryView';
 import type { LineHistoryView } from '../lineHistoryView';
@@ -70,16 +71,16 @@ export class MergeConflictCurrentChangesNode extends ViewNode<ViewsWithCommits |
 		return item;
 	}
 
-	override getCommand(): Command | undefined {
+	override getCommand(): Command {
 		if (this.status.mergeBase == null) {
-			return {
-				title: 'Open Revision',
-				command: CoreCommands.Open,
-				arguments: [this.view.container.git.getRevisionUri('HEAD', this.file.path, this.status.repoPath)],
-			};
+			return createCoreCommand(
+				'vscode.open',
+				'Open Revision',
+				this.view.container.git.getRevisionUri('HEAD', this.file.path, this.status.repoPath),
+			);
 		}
 
-		const commandArgs: DiffWithCommandArgs = {
+		return createCommand<[DiffWithCommandArgs]>(Commands.DiffWith, 'Open Changes', {
 			lhs: {
 				sha: this.status.mergeBase,
 				uri: GitUri.fromFile(this.file, this.status.repoPath, undefined, true),
@@ -99,11 +100,6 @@ export class MergeConflictCurrentChangesNode extends ViewNode<ViewsWithCommits |
 				preserveFocus: true,
 				preview: true,
 			},
-		};
-		return {
-			title: 'Open Changes',
-			command: Commands.DiffWith,
-			arguments: [commandArgs],
-		};
+		});
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictFileNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictFileNode.ts
index 1835578..1894edd 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictFileNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictFileNode.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import type { Command, Uri } from 'vscode';
 import { MarkdownString, ThemeIcon, TreeItem, TreeItemCollapsibleState } from 'vscode';
-import { CoreCommands } from '../../constants';
 import { StatusFileFormatter } from '../../git/formatters/statusFormatter';
 import { GitUri } from '../../git/gitUri';
 import type { GitFile } from '../../git/models/file';
 import type { GitMergeStatus } from '../../git/models/merge';
 import type { GitRebaseStatus } from '../../git/models/rebase';
+import { createCoreCommand } from '../../system/command';
 import { relativeDir } from '../../system/path';
 import type { ViewsWithCommits } from '../viewBase';
 import type { FileNode } from './folderNode';
@@ -116,17 +116,15 @@ export class MergeConflictFileNode extends ViewFileNode<ViewsWithCommits> implem
 		this._description = undefined;
 	}
 
-	override getCommand(): Command | undefined {
-		return {
-			title: 'Open File',
-			command: CoreCommands.Open,
-			arguments: [
-				this.view.container.git.getAbsoluteUri(this.file.path, this.repoPath),
-				{
-					preserveFocus: true,
-					preview: true,
-				},
-			],
-		};
+	override getCommand(): Command {
+		return createCoreCommand(
+			'vscode.open',
+			'Open File',
+			this.view.container.git.getAbsoluteUri(this.file.path, this.repoPath),
+			{
+				preserveFocus: true,
+				preview: true,
+			},
+		);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictIncomingChangesNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictIncomingChangesNode.ts
index e226d7e..9df2910 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictIncomingChangesNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/mergeConflictIncomingChangesNode.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import type { Command } from 'vscode';
 import { MarkdownString, ThemeIcon, TreeItem, TreeItemCollapsibleState } from 'vscode';
 import type { DiffWithCommandArgs } from '../../commands';
-import { Commands, CoreCommands, GlyphChars } from '../../constants';
+import { Commands, GlyphChars } from '../../constants';
 import { CommitFormatter } from '../../git/formatters/commitFormatter';
 import { GitUri } from '../../git/gitUri';
 import type { GitFile } from '../../git/models/file';
 import type { GitMergeStatus } from '../../git/models/merge';
 import type { GitRebaseStatus } from '../../git/models/rebase';
 import { getReferenceLabel } from '../../git/models/reference';
+import { createCommand, createCoreCommand } from '../../system/command';
 import { configuration } from '../../system/configuration';
 import type { FileHistoryView } from '../fileHistoryView';
 import type { LineHistoryView } from '../lineHistoryView';
@@ -90,16 +91,14 @@ export class MergeConflictIncomingChangesNode extends ViewNode<ViewsWithCommits
 
 	override getCommand(): Command | undefined {
 		if (this.status.mergeBase == null) {
-			return {
-				title: 'Open Revision',
-				command: CoreCommands.Open,
-				arguments: [
-					this.view.container.git.getRevisionUri(this.status.HEAD.ref, this.file.path, this.status.repoPath),
-				],
-			};
+			return createCoreCommand(
+				'vscode.open',
+				'Open Revision',
+				this.view.container.git.getRevisionUri(this.status.HEAD.ref, this.file.path, this.status.repoPath),
+			);
 		}
 
-		const commandArgs: DiffWithCommandArgs = {
+		return createCommand<[DiffWithCommandArgs]>(Commands.DiffWith, 'Open Changes', {
 			lhs: {
 				sha: this.status.mergeBase,
 				uri: GitUri.fromFile(this.file, this.status.repoPath, undefined, true),
@@ -120,11 +119,6 @@ export class MergeConflictIncomingChangesNode extends ViewNode<ViewsWithCommits
 				preserveFocus: true,
 				preview: true,
 			},
-		};
-		return {
-			title: 'Open Changes',
-			command: Commands.DiffWith,
-			arguments: [commandArgs],
-		};
+		});
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/rebaseStatusNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/rebaseStatusNode.ts
index 286749a..5587da6 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/rebaseStatusNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/rebaseStatusNode.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { Command } from 'vscode';
 import { MarkdownString, ThemeColor, ThemeIcon, TreeItem, TreeItemCollapsibleState, Uri } from 'vscode';
 import type { DiffWithPreviousCommandArgs } from '../../commands';
 import { ViewFilesLayout } from '../../config';
-import { Commands, CoreCommands } from '../../constants';
+import { Commands } from '../../constants';
 import { CommitFormatter } from '../../git/formatters/commitFormatter';
 import { GitUri } from '../../git/gitUri';
 import type { GitBranch } from '../../git/models/branch';
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export class RebaseStatusNode extends ViewNode<ViewsWithCommits> {
 
 	async openEditor() {
 		const rebaseTodoUri = Uri.joinPath(this.uri, '.git', 'rebase-merge', 'git-rebase-todo');
-		await executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.OpenWith, rebaseTodoUri, 'gitlens.rebase', {
+		await executeCoreCommand('vscode.openWith', rebaseTodoUri, 'gitlens.rebase', {
 			preview: false,
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/src/views/viewCommands.ts b/src/views/viewCommands.ts
index a090474..9d3b6be 100644
--- a/src/views/viewCommands.ts
+++ b/src/views/viewCommands.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import type {
 	OpenFileAtRevisionCommandArgs,
 } from '../commands';
 import { FileAnnotationType, ViewShowBranchComparison } from '../config';
-import { Commands, ContextKeys, CoreCommands, CoreGitCommands } from '../constants';
+import { Commands, ContextKeys } from '../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../container';
 import { setContext } from '../context';
 import { browseAtRevision } from '../git/actions';
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ export class ViewCommands {
 	private openInTerminal(node: RepositoryNode | RepositoryFolderNode) {
 		if (!(node instanceof RepositoryNode) && !(node instanceof RepositoryFolderNode)) return Promise.resolve();
 
-		return executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.OpenInTerminal, Uri.file(node.repo.path));
+		return executeCoreCommand('openInTerminal', Uri.file(node.repo.path));
 	}
 
 	@debug()
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ export class ViewCommands {
 	@debug()
 	private publishRepository(node: BranchNode | BranchTrackingStatusNode) {
 		if (node instanceof BranchNode || node instanceof BranchTrackingStatusNode) {
-			return executeCoreGitCommand(CoreGitCommands.Publish, Uri.file(node.repoPath));
+			return executeCoreGitCommand('git.publish', Uri.file(node.repoPath));
 		}
 		return Promise.resolve();
 	}
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ export class ViewCommands {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		await executeCoreGitCommand(CoreGitCommands.UndoCommit, node.repoPath);
+		await executeCoreGitCommand('git.undoCommit', node.repoPath);
 	}
 
 	@debug()
diff --git a/src/webviews/commitDetails/commitDetailsWebview.ts b/src/webviews/commitDetails/commitDetailsWebview.ts
index 1bc686a..6bc6848 100644
--- a/src/webviews/commitDetails/commitDetailsWebview.ts
+++ b/src/webviews/commitDetails/commitDetailsWebview.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { CancellationToken, ConfigurationChangeEvent, TextDocumentShowOptio
 import { CancellationTokenSource, Disposable, Uri, ViewColumn, window } from 'vscode';
 import { serializeAutolink } from '../../annotations/autolinks';
 import type { CopyShaToClipboardCommandArgs } from '../../commands';
-import { Commands, ContextKeys, CoreCommands } from '../../constants';
+import { Commands, ContextKeys } from '../../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../../container';
 import { getContext } from '../../context';
 import type { CommitSelectedEvent } from '../../eventBus';
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ export class CommitDetailsWebviewProvider implements WebviewProvider<State, Seri
 							this.showCommitActions();
 							break;
 						case 'scm':
-							void executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.ShowSCM);
+							void executeCoreCommand('workbench.view.scm');
 							break;
 						case 'sha':
 							if (params.alt) {
diff --git a/src/webviews/home/homeWebview.ts b/src/webviews/home/homeWebview.ts
index 9e06f49..06b2703 100644
--- a/src/webviews/home/homeWebview.ts
+++ b/src/webviews/home/homeWebview.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { ConfigurationChangeEvent } from 'vscode';
 import { Disposable, window } from 'vscode';
 import { getAvatarUriFromGravatarEmail } from '../../avatars';
 import { ViewsLayout } from '../../commands/setViewsLayout';
-import { ContextKeys, CoreCommands } from '../../constants';
+import { ContextKeys } from '../../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../../container';
 import { getContext, onDidChangeContext } from '../../context';
 import type { RepositoriesVisibility } from '../../git/gitProviderService';
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export class HomeWebviewProvider implements WebviewProvider<State> {
 					void this.notifyDidChangeData();
 				}
 
-				await executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.ShowSCM);
+				await executeCoreCommand('workbench.view.scm');
 			}),
 		];
 	}
diff --git a/src/webviews/rebase/rebaseEditor.ts b/src/webviews/rebase/rebaseEditor.ts
index f75fe12..6ca6ed7 100644
--- a/src/webviews/rebase/rebaseEditor.ts
+++ b/src/webviews/rebase/rebaseEditor.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import type {
 import { ConfigurationTarget, Disposable, Position, Range, Uri, window, workspace, WorkspaceEdit } from 'vscode';
 import { getNonce } from '@env/crypto';
 import { ShowCommitsInViewCommand } from '../../commands';
-import { ContextKeys, CoreCommands } from '../../constants';
+import { ContextKeys } from '../../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../../container';
 import { emojify } from '../../emojis';
 import type { GitCommit } from '../../git/models/commit';
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ export class RebaseEditorProvider implements CustomTextEditorProvider, Disposabl
 				break;
 
 			case SearchCommandType.method:
-				onIpc(SearchCommandType, e, () => executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.CustomEditorShowFindWidget));
+				onIpc(SearchCommandType, e, () => executeCoreCommand('editor.action.webvieweditor.showFind'));
 				break;
 
 			case StartCommandType.method:
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ export class RebaseEditorProvider implements CustomTextEditorProvider, Disposabl
 		void showRebaseSwitchToTextWarningMessage();
 
 		// Open the text version of the document
-		void executeCoreCommand(CoreCommands.Open, context.document.uri, {
+		void executeCoreCommand('vscode.open', context.document.uri, {
 			override: false,
 			preview: false,
 		});