EF Core Tools

EF Core Tools VS Code Extension

Features

• Runs dotnet ef commands from a Quick Pick UI.
• Chooses target and startup .csproj via picker or saved defaults.
• Shows output in a dedicated integrated terminal.
• Lists DbContexts and optionally targets a specific context.

Commands

• EF Core: Quick Run to access all common EF tasks.
• EF Core: Add Migration
• EF Core: Update Database
• EF Core: Remove Last Migration
• EF Core: List Migrations
• EF Core: List DbContexts
• EF Core: Script Migrations
• EF Core: Drop Database
• EF Core: Open Terminal
• EF Core: Set Default Projects

Settings

• efcore.dotnetPath: Path to dotnet.
• efcore.defaultProject: Relative path to target .csproj.
• efcore.defaultStartupProject: Relative path to startup .csproj.
• efcore.workDir: Working directory; defaults to workspace root.

Usage

1. Open a workspace containing .csproj files.
2. Run EF Core: Set Default Projects to save commonly used projects.
3. Run EF Core: Quick Run and pick an action.
4. If dotnet-ef is not installed, install it with EF Core: Quick Run → Install dotnet-ef or manually: dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef.