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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

| Setting | Description | Default | | - | - | - | | mdb.shell | The MongoDB shell to use ( mongosh or the legacy mongo ). | mongosh | | mdb.defaultDocumentDisplayName | The field to use for file names when displaying a document. This is an ordered array, if the field is not found, it falls back to using the next field. | ["name","title","_id"] | | mdb.showMongoDBConnectionExplorer | Show or hide the MongoDB Connection explorer. | true | | mdb.showMongoDBPlaygrounds | Show or hide the MongoDB Playgrounds explorer. | true | | mdb.showMongoDBHelpExplorer | Show or hide the MongoDB Help panel. | true | | mdb.defaultLimit | The number of documents to fetch when viewing documents from a collection. | 10 | | mdb.defaultSortOrder | The default sort order when browsing documents in a collection. | default | | mdb.documentViewAndEditFormat | The format in which documents and playground results are shown. | shell | | mdb.useWebViewDataBrowser | Use a webview for viewing documents in a collection and find or aggregation playground results. When false, a VS Code editor is used. | true | | mdb.confirmRunAll | Show a confirmation message before running commands in a playground. | true | | mdb.confirmDeleteDocument | Show a confirmation message before deleting a document in the tree view. | true | | mdb.persistOIDCTokens | Remain logged in when using the MONGODB-OIDC authentication mechanism for MongoDB server connection. Access tokens are encrypted using the system keychain before being stored. | true | | mdb.showOIDCDeviceAuthFlow | Opt-in and opt-out for diagnostic and telemetry collection. | true | | mdb.browserCommandForOIDCAuth | Command to be used as browser for facilitating OIDC auth redirects | "" | | mdb.excludeFromPlaygroundsSearch | Exclude files and folders while searching for playground files in the current workspace. | Refer to package.json | | mdb.connectionSaving. defaultConnectionSavingLocation | When the setting that hides the option to choose where to save new connections is checked, this setting sets if and where new connections are saved. | Global | | mdb.useDefaultTemplateForPlayground | Choose whether to use the default template for playground files or to start with an empty playground editor. | true | | mdb.uniqueObjectIdPerCursor | The default behavior is to generate a single ObjectId and insert it on all cursors. Set to true to generate a unique ObjectId per cursor instead. | false | | mdb.sendTelemetry | Opt-in and opt-out for diagnostic and telemetry collection. | true |

Additional Settings

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