# Cesium Visual Studio Code Extension: We need your input! **URL:** \ **Category:** CesiumJS\ **Created:** [November 27, 2025, 8:31am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/cesium-visual-studio-code-extension-we-need-your-input/44301 "2025-11-27T08:31:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Margarita.Kart](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/cesium/user_avatar/community.cesium.com/margarita.kart/32/28173_2.png) [@Margarita.Kart](https://community.cesium.com/u/Margarita.Kart)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 8:31am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/cesium-visual-studio-code-extension-we-need-your-input/44301/1 "2025-11-27T08:31:49Z")
We’re exploring the development of a **Visual Studio Code extension for Cesium** and would love to hear your thoughts on whether this would be valuable for your daily development workflow. Here are some features we’re considering: - Browse and access all Cesium tutorials directly within VS Code - Render and preview Cesium scenes inside VS Code - Export Sandcastle tutorials to your local workspace. Edit and render tutorials with live preview - Quick access to CesiumJS API reference. Browse classes and methods without leaving VS Code **Would this be useful for your workflow?** We’d appreciate any feedback on: - Which features would be most valuable to you? - Are there other capabilities you’d like to see? - Would you use this in your daily development? Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! ![vsCodeExtension](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cesium/original/3X/f/3/f3145571b15c1c167faf6fafb1020bc1f71b6e14.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Aristeidis\_Bampakos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/cesium/user_avatar/community.cesium.com/aristeidis_bampakos/32/2013_2.png) [@Aristeidis\_Bampakos](https://community.cesium.com/u/Aristeidis_Bampakos)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/cesium-visual-studio-code-extension-we-need-your-input/44301/2 "2025-11-27T15:28:28Z")
Hello @Margarita.Kart 👋 I would definitely use such an extension during my development workflow. The tutorials part would be essential since it will be easier to copy code from a tutorial when I want to try something locally. VSCode has also a nice integration with MCP servers so it would be very helpful to have one that integrates with the Cesium API reference. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Marco13](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/cesium/user_avatar/community.cesium.com/marco13/32/2757_2.png) [@Marco13](https://community.cesium.com/u/Marco13)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/cesium-visual-studio-code-extension-we-need-your-input/44301/3 "2025-11-27T15:58:23Z")
There now is a draft pull request for this at [Visual Studio Code Extension by MKartaviciute · Pull Request #13059 · CesiumGS/cesium · GitHub](https://github.com/CesiumGS/cesium/pull/13059) , for those who want to have a closer look and track the progress. ---
**Author:** ![Margarita.Kart](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/cesium/user_avatar/community.cesium.com/margarita.kart/32/28173_2.png) [@Margarita.Kart](https://community.cesium.com/u/Margarita.Kart)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2025, 7:56am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/cesium-visual-studio-code-extension-we-need-your-input/44301/4 "2025-11-28T07:56:28Z")
Thanks for the answer @Aristeidis_Bampakos MCP Servers are an exciting idea! From what I understand, you’re proposing an MCP Server that uses CesiumJS documentation and tutorials to improve AI-generated Cesium code and answer domain-specific questions more accurately. Could you share examples where current AI Copilots fall short when working with CesiumJS? This would help identify the key improvements an MCP Server could deliver. ---
**Author:** ![Aristeidis\_Bampakos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/cesium/user_avatar/community.cesium.com/aristeidis_bampakos/32/2013_2.png) [@Aristeidis\_Bampakos](https://community.cesium.com/u/Aristeidis_Bampakos)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2025, 8:19am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/cesium-visual-studio-code-extension-we-need-your-input/44301/5 "2025-11-28T08:19:29Z")
I do not have concrete examples to share. From my experience with other JavaScript tools such as the Angular framework, I have noticed that AI assistive technologies fail short when it comes to best practices or modern techniques. ---
**Author:** ![Margarita.Kart](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/cesium/user_avatar/community.cesium.com/margarita.kart/32/28173_2.png) [@Margarita.Kart](https://community.cesium.com/u/Margarita.Kart)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 7:49am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/cesium-visual-studio-code-extension-we-need-your-input/44301/6 "2026-01-27T07:49:25Z")
@Aristeidis_Bampakos we started exploring Context7 ( [Context7 - Up-to-date documentation for LLMs and AI code editors](https://context7.com/?q=cesium) ) MCP Server as a possible solution to access Cesium documentation in AI Assistants. What is nice that this tool can be used with other documentations as well (e.g. typescript). I have created a separate post with more details: [Fight AI Hallucination in Cesium Development — Your Feedback Is Needed!](https://community.cesium.com/t/fight-ai-hallucination-in-cesium-development-your-feedback-is-needed/44979) Your insights and feedback is welcomed! ---
**Author:** ![antigrav\_kids](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/cesium/user_avatar/community.cesium.com/antigrav_kids/32/23327_2.png) [@antigrav\_kids](https://community.cesium.com/u/antigrav_kids)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/cesium-visual-studio-code-extension-we-need-your-input/44301/7 "2026-02-11T22:29:23Z")
Hi, I’ll definitely use this when the LLM features arrive. I think that for new adopters, the web based Sandcastle is the best option. Nothing to install and you can instantly play with examples. Best Regards, Hamilton Carter 415-799-1629