> `C-shift-P` works the same in VS Code (and other editors) as `M-x` in Emacs.

I slightly disagree with this assertion. I upvoted you anyway because I think it's mostly correct for those who aren't full into Emacs :-)

My reason for disagreement: `M-x` in Emacs gives you access to every single thing that the editor can do (like the function to move the point forward with `forward-char`). The `C-s-p` in VSCode doesn't give you the same.