VS Code extension that exposes OpenBase CLI commands directly from the editor.
Prerequisites
The OpenBase CLI must be installed globally:
dotnet tool install -g w3ti.OpenBase.CLI
Requires .NET SDK 10 or later.
Installation
From the Marketplace
Search for OpenBase CLI in the VS Code Extensions panel (Ctrl+Shift+X) and click Install.
Manual install (.vsix)
Download the latest .vsix file from the Releases page.
Open the Extensions panel (Ctrl+Shift+X).
Click the ... menu (top-right) → Install from VSIX....
Select the downloaded file.
Commands
All commands are available via the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P). Commands marked with † also appear in the Explorer context menu when right-clicking a folder.
Command
Description
OpenBase: New Project †
Create a new OpenBase project
OpenBase: Scaffold †
Generate full CRUD for an entity
OpenBase: Scaffold Update †
Update scaffold files from current DB schema
OpenBase: Specialist †
Generate specialist methods for an entity
OpenBase: Procedure †
Generate a stored procedure wrapper
OpenBase: Add Extension †
Add an extension (JWT, Cache, Health Checks)
OpenBase: List Extensions
List available extensions
OpenBase: Build
Build the project (Debug or Release)
OpenBase: Debug
Build (Debug) and launch the VS Code debugger
OpenBase: Run
Run the project
OpenBase: Update CLI
Update OpenBase CLI to the latest version
OpenBase: History
Show command history
OpenBase: Version
Show installed CLI version
Usage
New Project
Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) → OpenBase: New Project
Fill in the project name, database template, server, credentials and optional license keys
Select the destination folder (skipped if a single workspace is open)
The output panel opens and shows the progress of openbase new
When done, choose to open the created folder in the current window or a new one
Scaffold
Open the Command Palette → OpenBase: Scaffold
Enter the entity name in PascalCase (e.g. Product)
The CLI runs interactively in the terminal (code-first or model-first)
Debug
Open the Command Palette → OpenBase: Debug (or use the Debug tab in the sidebar panel)
Select the configuration (Debug or Release) and optionally skip the build step
The extension builds the project with openbase build, locates the API .csproj to resolve the output DLL, then starts the VS Code debugger (coreclr)
Breakpoints in the API project are hit normally; the browser opens automatically when the app is ready
Requires the C# Dev Kit or C# (OmniSharp) extension installed in VS Code.
Add Extension
Open the Command Palette → OpenBase: Add Extension
Select the extension type (jwt, cache, healthchecks)
If applicable, select the provider (e.g. redis for cache)
Development
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/britors/OpenBase.Vscode.git
cd OpenBase.Vscode
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Compile
npm run compile
# Press F5 in VS Code to launch the Extension Development Host
CI/CD
Every push to main automatically publishes a new version to the VS Code Marketplace via GitHub Actions.
