Installing CodeQL for Visual Studio Code

The CodeQL extension requires a minimum of Visual Studio Code 1.82.0. Older versions are not supported.

You can install the CodeQL for Visual Studio Code extension using one of several different methods:

• Using the Visual Studio Code Marketplace in a browser.

• Searching in the "Extensions" view in Visual Studio Code.

• Using a VSIX file.

1. In your browser, go to the "CodeQL" page in the Visual Studio Code Marketplace.

2. Click Install, then follow the on-screen prompts.

1. In VS Code, open the "Extensions" view.

2. Search for "CodeQL", then click Install.

1. Download the CodeQL VSIX file from the /vscode-codeql repository on .

2. In VS Code, open the "Extensions" view.

3. At the top right of the sidebar, click the ellipsis then click Install from VSIX....

4. Select the CodeQL VSIX file downloaded in step 1.

5. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

To learn how to work with CodeQL databases in the extension, see Managing CodeQL databases.

If you have already found, downloaded, or created a CodeQL database, you can learn how to use the extension to run queries on CodeQL databases and view the results. For more information, see Running CodeQL queries.

To learn how to model additional dependencies of a codebase and improve your code scanning results, see Using the CodeQL model editor.

To learn how to configure access to a different version of the CodeQL CLI than the one installed with the extension, see Configuring access to the CodeQL CLI.

To learn how to set up a CodeQL workspace, see Setting up a CodeQL workspace.