#MongoDB for VS Code

MongoDB for VS Code makes it easy to work with your data in MongoDB directly from your VS Code environment. MongoDB for VS Code is the perfect companion for MongoDB Atlas, but you can also use it with your self-managed MongoDB instances.

##Features

###Navigate your MongoDB Data

• ›Navigate your databases, collections, and read-only views
• ›See the documents in your collections
• ›Edit documents and save changes to the database
• ›Get a quick overview of your schema and your indexes

Read more about this functionality in the online documentation.

###MongoDB Playgrounds

MongoDB Playgrounds are the most convenient way to prototype and execute CRUD operations and other MongoDB commands directly inside VS Code.

• ›Prototype your queries, aggregations, and MongoDB commands with convenient syntax highlighting and intelligent autocomplete for MongoDB Shell API, BSON types, MongoDB Query API, system variables, and for database, collection, and field names.
• ›Run your playgrounds and see the results instantly. Click the play button in the tab bar to see the output.
• ›Edit documents returned by your playground.
• ›Save your playground together with your application code to always have a place where all your queries are documented and can be tested just with one click.

Note: Make sure you are connected to a server or cluster before using a playground. You can't run a playground and you won't get intelligent completions if you are not connected.

###Document Editing

Editing documents with MongoDB for VS Code is as natural as editing any file in the code editor. Open a document in an editor tab, edit it, and save the changes back to MongoDB.

###Quick access to the MongoDB Shell

Launch the MongoDB Shell from the command palette to quickly connect to the same cluster you have active in VS Code.

Note: The mongosh binary needs to be in your $PATH. You can download the mongosh from the MongoDB Download Center.

###Terraform snippet for MongoDB Atlas

If you use Terraform to manage your infrastructure, MongoDB for VS Code helps you get started with the MongoDB Atlas Provider. Just open a Terraform file, type atlas and you are good to go.

###Atlas Stream Processing

Connect to Atlas Stream Processing instances and develop stream processors using playgrounds.

###MongoDB MCP Server

MongoDB for VS Code registers a built-in MongoDB MCP server with VS Code, so AI agents such as GitHub Copilot's agent mode can query your data, inspect schemas and indexes, and manage Atlas resources through the connection you already have active in the extension.

Start the server from the command palette with MongoDB: Start MCP Server, then pick the mongodb server in your agent's tool picker. Use MongoDB: Get MCP Server Config to get the configuration for other MCP clients and MongoDB: Stop MCP Server to shut it down.

Behavior is controlled by the mdb.mcp.* settings — most notably mdb.mcp.readOnly to restrict the server to read-only tools, mdb.mcp.disabledTools to disable individual tools or whole categories, and mdb.mcp.apiClientId / mdb.mcp.apiClientSecret to enable the Atlas tools.

Note: Find more details about the MongoDB GenAI Features in the FAQ.

##Extension Settings

##Additional Settings

###Autocomplete

Note: these global settings affect how MongoDB for VS Code provides intelligent autocomplete inside snippets and string literals (off by default). Changing the default configuration may affect the behavior and performance of other extensions and of VS Code itself. If you do not change the default settings, you can still trigger intelligent autocomplete inside a snippet or string literal with Ctrl+Space.

• ›editor.suggest.snippetsPreventQuickSuggestions: By default, VS Code prevents code completion in snippet mode (editing placeholders in inserted code). Setting this to false allows snippet (eg. $match, $addFields) and field completion based on the document schema for the db.collection.aggregate() expressions.
• ›editor.quickSuggestions: By default, VS Code prevents code completion inside string literals. To enable database names completions for use('dbName') expression use this configuration:

"editor.quickSuggestions": {
  "other": true,
  "comments": false,
  "strings": true
}

###Syntax Highlighting

MongoDB playgrounds are JavaScript files, which causes JavaScript syntax highlighting to override any customizations made to the MongoDB syntax colors.

Currently, there is no way to resolve this except for turning off semantic highlighting for a current workspace, or for all themes that are being used by setting editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled to false.

##Telemetry

MongoDB for VS Code collects usage data and sends it to MongoDB to help improve our products and services. Read our privacy policy to learn more. If you don’t wish to send usage data to MongoDB, you can opt-out by setting mdb.sendTelemetry to false in the extension settings.

##Contributing

For issues, please create a ticket in our JIRA Project.

For contributing, please refer to CONTRIBUTING.md.

Is there anything else you’d like to see in MongoDB for VS Code? Let us know by submitting suggestions in our feedback forum.

##Building and Installing from Source

You can clone this repository and install the extension in your VS Code with:

pnpm install
pnpm run local-install

This will compile and package MongoDB for VS Code into a .vsix file and add the extension to your VS Code.

To install this locally on Windows:

pnpm install
.\node_modules\.bin\vsce.cmd package
code --install-extension ./mongodb-vscode-*.vsix

This will compile and package MongoDB for VS Code into a .vsix file and add the extension to your VS Code.

If you get an error because the code command is not found, you need to install it in your $PATH.

Open VS Code, launch the Command Palette (⌘+Shift+P on macOS, Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows and Linux), type code and select "Install code command in $PATH".

##License

Apache 2.0