# Technical Documentation: aws/aws-toolkit-vscode > ℹī¸ **Provenance:** Hybrid Fusion: `aws/aws-toolkit-vscode` (README + 1 In-Tree Chapters) ¡ [CodeWiki Reference](https://codewiki.google/github.com/aws/aws-toolkit-vscode) ¡ Recency: Active (< 180 days) ## 1. Project Overview & Quickstart (aws/aws-toolkit-vscode) # AWS Extensions for Visual Studio Code [](https://codecov.io/gh/aws/aws-toolkit-vscode/branch/master) This project is open source. We encourage issues, feature requests, code reviews, pull requests or any positive contribution. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) to get started. ### AWS Toolkit [ ](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=AmazonWebServices.aws-toolkit-vscode) AWS Toolkit is a [VS Code extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/itemdetails?itemName=AmazonWebServices.aws-toolkit-vscode) for connecting your IDE to your AWS resources: - Connect with [IAM credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdkref/latest/guide/access-users.html), [IAM Identity Center (SSO)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/singlesignon/latest/userguide/what-is.html), or [AWS Builder ID](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/signin/latest/userguide/differences-aws_builder_id.html) - Connect VSCode to your EC2 instances - Connect to your [CodeCatalyst](https://codecatalyst.aws/) Dev Environments - Debug your Lambda functions using [SAM CLI](https://github.com/aws/aws-sam-cli) - Author, validate, and deploy CloudFormation templates with the [CloudFormation Language Server](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/ide-extension.html) - `Open Terminal` on your EC2 instances or ECS tasks - `Search Log Group` on your CloudWatch logs - Browse your AWS resources [Project Directory](https://github.com/aws/aws-toolkit-vscode/tree/master/packages/toolkit) ## Documentation - Quick Start Guides for... - [Amazon Q](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/itemdetails?itemName=AmazonWebServices.amazon-q-vscode) - [AWS Toolkit](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/itemdetails?itemName=AmazonWebServices.aws-toolkit-vscode) - [AWS CloudFormation Language Server](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/ide-extension.html) - [FAQ / Troubleshooting](./docs/faq-credentials.md) - [User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/console/toolkit-for-vscode/welcome) - General info about [AWS SDKs and Tools](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdkref/latest/guide/overview.html) ## Feedback We want your feedback! - Upvote 👍 [feature requests](https://github.com/aws/aws-toolkit-vscode/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Afeature-request+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc) - [Ask a question](https://github.com/aws/aws-toolkit-vscode/issues/new?labels=guidance&template=guidance_request.md) - [Request a new feature](https://github.com/aws/aws-toolkit-vscode/issues/new?labels=feature-request&template=feature_request.md) - [File an issue](https://github.com/aws/aws-toolkit-vscode/issues/new?labels=bug&template=bug_report.md) - Or [send a pull request](CONTRIBUTING.md)! ## License Scanning To generate license reports and attribution documents for third-party dependencies: ```bash npm run scan-licenses # Or run directly ./scripts/scan-licenses.sh ``` This generates: - `LICENSE-THIRD-PARTY` - Attribution document for distribution - `licenses-full.json` - Complete license data ## License This project and the subprojects within **(AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio Code, Amazon Q for Visual Studio Code)** is distributed under the [Apache License, Version 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0). ## 2. In-Tree Documentation Chapters (aws/aws-toolkit-vscode) # AWS Extensions for Visual Studio Code [](https://codecov.io/gh/aws/aws-toolkit-vscode/branch/master) This project is open source. We encourage issues, feature requests, code reviews, pull requests or any positive contribution. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) to get started. ### AWS Toolkit [ ](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=AmazonWebServices.aws-toolkit-vscode) AWS Toolkit is a [VS Code extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/itemdetails?itemName=AmazonWebServices.aws-toolkit-vscode) for connecting your IDE to your AWS resources: - Connect with [IAM credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdkref/latest/guide/access-users.html), [IAM Identity Center (SSO)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/singlesignon/latest/userguide/what-is.html), or [AWS Builder ID](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/signin/latest/userguide/differences-aws_builder_id.html) - Connect VSCode to your EC2 instances - Connect to your [CodeCatalyst](https://codecatalyst.aws/) Dev Environments - Debug your Lambda functions using [SAM CLI](https://github.com/aws/aws-sam-cli) - Author, validate, and deploy CloudFormation templates with the [CloudFormation Language Server](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/ide-extension.html) - `Open Terminal` on your EC2 instances or ECS tasks - `Search Log Group` on your CloudWatch logs - Browse your AWS resources [Project Directory](https://github.com/aws/aws-toolkit-vscode/tree/master/packages/toolkit) ## Documentation - Quick Start Guides for... - [Amazon Q](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/itemdetails?itemName=AmazonWebServices.amazon-q-vscode) - [AWS Toolkit](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/itemdetails?itemName=AmazonWebServices.aws-toolkit-vscode) - [AWS CloudFormation Language Server](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/ide-extension.html) - [FAQ / Troubleshooting](./docs/faq-credentials.md) - [User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/console/toolkit-for-vscode/welcome) - General info about [AWS SDKs and Tools](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdkref/latest/guide/overview.html) ## Feedback We want your feedback! - Upvote 👍 [feature requests](https://github.com/aws/aws-toolkit-vscode/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Afeature-request+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc) - [Ask a question](https://github.com/aws/aws-toolkit-vscode/issues/new?labels=guidance&template=guidance_request.md) - [Request a new feature](https://github.com/aws/aws-toolkit-vscode/issues/new?labels=feature-request&template=feature_request.md) - [File an issue](https://github.com/aws/aws-toolkit-vscode/issues/new?labels=bug&template=bug_report.md) - Or [send a pull request](CONTRIBUTING.md)! ## License Scanning To generate license reports and attribution documents for third-party dependencies: ```bash npm run scan-licenses # Or run directly ./scripts/scan-licenses.sh ``` This generates: - `LICENSE-THIRD-PARTY` - Attribution document for distribution - `licenses-full.json` - Complete license data ## License This project and the subprojects within **(AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio Code, Amazon Q for Visual Studio Code)** is distributed under the [Apache License, Version 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0). --- METRICS --- - Files Extracted: 2 - Estimated Token Budget: ~1689 tokens - Recency Window: Active (< 180 days) - Canonical Reference: https://codewiki.google/github.com/aws/aws-toolkit-vscode