Installing CodeQL for Visual Studio Code

Prerequisites

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

Installing the extension

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.

Using the Visual Studio Code Marketplace

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

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

Searching in the "Extensions" view

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

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

Using the CodeQL VSIX file

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

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.

Next steps

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 ."