diff --git a/packages/extension/src/api.ts b/packages/extension/src/api.ts
index 78f9fb3..5a6a6eb 100644
--- a/packages/extension/src/api.ts
+++ b/packages/extension/src/api.ts
@@ -187,13 +187,13 @@ async function createVitestProcessAPI(
   pkg: VitestPackage,
 ): Promise<DiscoveryResult> {
   return withProcess(pkg, async (meta) => {
-    meta.config.projects.forEach((project) => {
+    meta.metadata.projects.forEach((project) => {
       if (project.config) {
         usedConfigs.add(project.config)
       }
     })
     const files = await meta.rpc.getFiles()
-    const config = new VitestProjectConfig(pkg, meta.config)
+    const config = new VitestProjectConfig(pkg, meta.metadata)
     const api = new VitestProcessAPI(config)
     return { api, files }
   })
diff --git a/packages/extension/src/apiProcess.ts b/packages/extension/src/apiProcess.ts
index 13387e4..5801efa 100644
--- a/packages/extension/src/apiProcess.ts
+++ b/packages/extension/src/apiProcess.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { ExtensionWorkerConfig, SerializedProject } from 'vitest-vscode-shared'
+import type { SerializedProject, WorkerReadyMetadata } from 'vitest-vscode-shared'
 import type { VitestPackage } from './spawn/pkg'
 import { usesJestTestNamePattern } from './spawn/pkg'
 import type { ExtensionWorkerEvents, VitestExtensionRPC } from './spawn/rpc'
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class VitestProjectConfig {
 
   constructor(
     readonly pkg: VitestPackage,
-    readonly extensionConfig: ExtensionWorkerConfig,
+    readonly metadata: WorkerReadyMetadata,
   ) {
     this.id = normalize(pkg.id)
     this.workspaceFolder = pkg.folder
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ export class VitestProjectConfig {
   }
 
   get projects(): SerializedProject[] {
-    return this.extensionConfig.projects
+    return this.metadata.projects
   }
 
   get workspaceSource() {
-    return this.extensionConfig.workspaceSource
+    return this.metadata.workspaceSource
   }
 
   get version() {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export class VitestProcessAPI {
    * a handle wrapping the existing process (without closing it).
    */
   static forDebug(pkg: VitestPackage, meta: ResolvedMeta): VitestProcessAPI {
-    const config = new VitestProjectConfig(pkg, meta.config)
+    const config = new VitestProjectConfig(pkg, meta.metadata)
     const api = new VitestProcessAPI(config)
     api.currentMeta = meta
     return api
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ export interface RunHandlers {
 
 export interface ResolvedMeta {
   rpc: VitestExtensionRPC
-  config: ExtensionWorkerConfig
+  metadata: WorkerReadyMetadata
   process: ExtensionWorkerProcess
   pkg: VitestPackage
   handlers: {
diff --git a/packages/extension/src/spawn/terminal.ts b/packages/extension/src/spawn/terminal.ts
index 221939b..0c25b5b 100644
--- a/packages/extension/src/spawn/terminal.ts
+++ b/packages/extension/src/spawn/terminal.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export async function createVitestTerminalProcess(
   const vitestProcess = new ExtensionTerminalProcess(terminal, server, meta.ws)
   return {
     rpc: meta.rpc,
-    config: meta.config,
+    metadata: meta.metadata,
     handlers: meta.handlers,
     pkg,
     process: vitestProcess,
diff --git a/packages/extension/src/spawn/ws.ts b/packages/extension/src/spawn/ws.ts
index b0ab02a..65c157d 100644
--- a/packages/extension/src/spawn/ws.ts
+++ b/packages/extension/src/spawn/ws.ts
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ export function onWsConnection(
       }
       onStart({
         rpc: api,
-        config: {
-          ...message.config,
-          projects: message.config.projects.map((p) => {
+        metadata: {
+          ...message.metadata,
+          projects: message.metadata.projects.map((p) => {
             if (p.dir) {
               p.dir = resolve(pkg.cwd, p.dir)
             }
diff --git a/packages/extension/src/worker/index.ts b/packages/extension/src/worker/index.ts
index 7105368..6b86cca 100644
--- a/packages/extension/src/worker/index.ts
+++ b/packages/extension/src/worker/index.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ emitter.on('message', async function onMessage(message: any) {
       const workerPath = pathToFileURL(join(__dirname, workerName))
       const initModule = await import(workerPath.toString())
 
-      const { config, createWorker, reporter } = await initModule.initVitest(
+      const { createWorker, metadata, reporter } = await initModule.initVitest(
         vitestModule,
         data,
         emitter,
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ emitter.on('message', async function onMessage(message: any) {
       })
       worker.initRpc(rpc)
       reporter.initRpc(rpc)
-      emitter.ready(config, isLegacy, vitestModule.version)
+      emitter.ready(metadata, isLegacy, vitestModule.version)
 
       await worker.vitest.report('onInit', worker.vitest)
     } catch (err: any) {
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/emitter.ts b/packages/shared/src/emitter.ts
index c2b60df..fcd5ea2 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/emitter.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/emitter.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { ExtensionWorkerConfig, WorkerEvent } from 'vitest-vscode-shared'
+import type { WorkerEvent, WorkerReadyMetadata } from 'vitest-vscode-shared'
 import type WebSocket from 'ws'
 
 abstract class WorkerEventEmitter {
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ abstract class WorkerEventEmitter {
   abstract on(event: string, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): void
   abstract off(event: string, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): void
 
-  ready(config: ExtensionWorkerConfig, legacy: boolean, version: string | undefined) {
-    this.sendWorkerEvent({ type: 'ready', config, legacy, version })
+  ready(metadata: WorkerReadyMetadata, legacy: boolean, version: string | undefined) {
+    this.sendWorkerEvent({ type: 'ready', metadata, legacy, version })
   }
 
   error(err: any) {
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/index.ts b/packages/shared/src/index.ts
index 1483383..9e1cd88 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/index.ts
@@ -189,14 +189,14 @@ export interface SerializedProject {
   }
 }
 
-export interface ExtensionWorkerConfig {
+export interface WorkerReadyMetadata {
   projects: SerializedProject[]
   workspaceSource: string | false
 }
 
 export interface EventReady {
   type: 'ready'
-  config: ExtensionWorkerConfig
+  metadata: WorkerReadyMetadata
   legacy: boolean
   // the actual runtime version, unlike VitestPackage.version
   // this is also defined when vitest is resolved via yarn pnp
diff --git a/packages/worker-legacy/src/index.ts b/packages/worker-legacy/src/index.ts
index 7e5aaae..cdb0bdb 100644
--- a/packages/worker-legacy/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/worker-legacy/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type {
-  ExtensionWorkerConfig,
   SerializedProject,
+  WorkerReadyMetadata,
   WorkerRunnerOptions,
   WorkerWSEventEmitter,
 } from 'vitest-vscode-shared'
@@ -203,11 +203,11 @@ export async function initVitest(
     : vitest.config.workspace != null || vitest.config.projects != null
       ? vitest.server.config.configFile || false
       : false
-  const config: ExtensionWorkerConfig = { projects, workspaceSource }
+  const metadata: WorkerReadyMetadata = { projects, workspaceSource }
   return {
     vitest,
     reporter,
-    config,
+    metadata,
     meta,
     createWorker() {
       return new ExtensionWorker(vitest, !!data.debug, emitter)
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/index.ts b/packages/worker/src/index.ts
index 60c0dd2..727004a 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type {
-  ExtensionWorkerConfig,
   SerializedProject,
+  WorkerReadyMetadata,
   WorkerRunnerOptions,
   WorkerWSEventEmitter,
 } from 'vitest-vscode-shared'
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ export async function initVitest(
 
   const workspaceSource: string | false =
     vitest.config.projects != null ? vitest.vite.config.configFile || false : false
-  const config: ExtensionWorkerConfig = { projects, workspaceSource }
+  const metadata: WorkerReadyMetadata = { projects, workspaceSource }
   return {
     vitest,
     reporter,
-    config,
+    metadata,
     meta,
     createWorker() {
       return new ExtensionWorker(vitest, !!data.debug, emitter)