Visual Studio Code llms.txt
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What is Visual Studio Code's llms.txt?
Visual Studio Code publishes an /llms.txt file that provides AI systems with a structured index of its documentation. It follows the llms.txt specification, organizing links to guides, API references, and tutorials under section headings so that LLMs like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini can quickly understand what Visual Studio Code offers and where to find details.
Sections: Setup · Get Started · GitHub Copilot · Configure · Edit Code · Build, Debug, Test · and 18 more
Add Visual Studio Code Docs to Your AI Assistant
Select your tool to see how to add Visual Studio Code's llms.txt as a documentation source.
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Open any chat or composer panel
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Type @Docs and select "Add new doc"
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Paste the URL: https://code.visualstudio.com/llms.txt
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Wait for the green dot (indexing complete)
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Reference @Docs in chat when asking about Visual Studio Code
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Frequently Asked Questions
Visual Studio Code publishes its llms.txt at https://code.visualstudio.com/llms.txt. This file provides a structured, markdown-formatted index of Visual Studio Code's documentation that AI systems can consume to understand the project's APIs, guides, and references.
Copy the llms.txt content and paste it into your AI assistant (Cursor, Windsurf, Claude, ChatGPT) as context. This gives the AI an accurate map of Visual Studio Code's documentation so it can provide better code suggestions and answers about Visual Studio Code.
Visual Studio Code's llms.txt contains 24 sections and 381 documentation links in 65.5 KB (~16.8k tokens). Key sections include Setup, Get Started, GitHub Copilot, Configure, Edit Code, Build, Debug, Test.
The concise llms.txt index is approximately 16.8k tokens (65.5 KB). Most AI assistants can fit this within their context window. For the full expanded documentation, look for an llms-full.txt variant which embeds all content inline.
Visual Studio Code is a free, lightweight, and extensible code editor available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It features built-in support for JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.js, GitHub Copilot AI assistance for code completion, chat, and agentic workflows, an extensive extension marketplace, and remote development capabilities.. Visual Studio Code's llms.txt file helps AI systems understand this by providing a structured overview of its documentation, making it easier for developers to get accurate AI-assisted help when working with Visual Studio Code.
Yes. Use the free llms.txt generator at mdream.dev/tools/llms-txt/generator to crawl your site and produce a spec-compliant llms.txt file. You can also validate existing files with the llms.txt validator.