CCStudio for VS Code

CCStudio for VS Code brings Texas Instruments' embedded development tools directly into Visual Studio Code. Whether you're developing firmware for wireless connectivity, motor control, or microcontroller applications, CCStudio for VS Code lets you download an SDK, create and import projects, and build, flash, and debug on TI devices — all without leaving VS Code.

Features

CCStudio activity bar — a dedicated panel with a Get Started view that links to the User Guide, Release Notes, and E2E Forum, and a Troubleshoot view with links to guides for known issues
Automatic tool setup — on first start, CCStudio downloads the tools it needs in the background (such as OpenOCD, GDB/LLDB, CMake, Ninja, and NodeJS). Wait for the Installing dependencies notification to finish before building or debugging
StartHub — download SDKs for your target device and create example projects to get started quickly
Project management — import projects, then build, clean, re-build, and debug them from the Projects view, with syntax highlighting for build output
Target debugging — debug on your device with the Memory and Disassembly views, plus peripheral register (XPERIPHERALS), RTOS (xRTOS), and Live Watch views
AI assistance — CCStudio-aware skills, instructions, and MCP servers for Claude Code and Codex
Guided walkthrough — a step-by-step "Get Started with CCStudio" walkthrough that takes you from downloading an SDK to building and debugging your first project

Getting started

Open the CCStudio panel in the activity bar, or run CCStudio: Open Walkthrough from the Command Palette.
Wait for the Installing dependencies notification to finish.
Open StartHub to download an SDK for your device and create an example project.
Import the project, then build and debug it from the Projects view.

Commands

CCStudio: Open Walkthrough — open the Get Started walkthrough
CCStudio: Open User Guide — open the CCStudio for VS Code user guide
CCStudio: Open E2E Forum — ask questions and report issues on the TI E2E forum
CCStudio: Open Release Notes — see what's new in this release
CCStudio: Save Release Notes — save the release notes shown in the active Release Notes panel

Project commands, such as CCStudio Project: Import Project and CCStudio Project: Debug Project, are provided by the CCStudio Project extension.

Requirements

This extension works together with the following companion extensions, which are installed automatically:

CCStudio AI (ccstudio-ai) — AI-powered development support
CCStudio Debug (ccstudio-debug) — debugging support for TI devices
CCStudio OpenOCD (ccstudio-openocd) — target communication over JTAG/SWD
CCStudio Project (ccstudio-project) — project management and builds
CCStudio SysConfig (ccstudio-sysconfig) — SysConfig support
CCStudio StartHub (ccstudio-starthub) — SDK download and example project creation