Running an ESTK script without targeting an Adobe app

I have used the ESTK for a few years and have found it handy for doing simple things that don't require an Adobe app to be running. Is there a way just to run an extendscript in VSCode without targeting InDesign or whatever app of my choosing? I have written simple scripts to various file handling actions that don't necessarily need an app to be running when executing the script, and it would be nice not to have to start up one of the apps everytime I use one of these.