DEPRECATED The workspace file is deprecated — Vitest 4 removed vitest.workspace / test.workspace; use test.projects
The workspace file is deprecated and will be removed in the next major.
Move the array into the root config and delete the workspace file:
// before: vitest.workspace.ts
import { defineWorkspace } from 'vitest/config'
export default defineWorkspace(['./packages/*', { test: { name: 'unit' } }])
// after: vitest.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config'
export default defineConfig({
test: {
projects: ['./packages/*', { test: { name: 'unit' } }],
},
})
Also replace the removed poolMatchGlobs / environmentMatchGlobs with separate projects entries.
Symptom
Vitest 3.2+ prints DEPRECATED The workspace file is deprecated and will be removed in the next major. Please, use the projects field in /path/to/vite.config.js instead. On Vitest 4 the vitest.workspace.ts file and the test.workspace option are gone, so the projects defined there no longer run. Older generators and many tutorials still create vitest.workspace.ts with defineWorkspace([...]).
Cause
Vitest 3.2 (2025-06-02) renamed workspace to projects and deprecated the separate workspace file. Part of the reason is that "workspace" clashes with pnpm workspaces. Vitest 4.0 (2025-10-22) removed workspace. projects works the same way, except that it must be declared inline in the root config. It cannot point to another file that exports an array.
Verify
npx vitest run no longer prints the DEPRECATED line, and the summary lists every project name.
Sources
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