TuyaOpen IDE

AI Coding Your Next Gen. Hardware — The all-in-one VS Code extension for building AIoT and Agentic AI devices on the TuyaOpen platform. Learn more about TuyaOpen IDE.

Why TuyaOpen IDE?

Building connected hardware is hard. TuyaOpen IDE removes the friction — from first prototype to production firmware — all within your favorite editor.

• Zero setup — SDK, toolchain, and environment configured automatically
• AI-native workflow — Skills system integrates with Cursor and Claude Code for build, flash, and project workflows via natural language
• Full-stack IoT — Embedded firmware + Miniapp + Tuya Cloud in one project
• China-friendly — Gitee mirrors and jsDelivr CDN for fast downloads behind the GFW

Features

Project Management

Create, import, and manage TuyaOpen projects in seconds. Multi-surface architecture scaffolds both embedded firmware (source/embedded/) and miniapp code (source/miniapp/) from a single template.

Hardware Catalogue

Browse 50+ supported boards and chips with pinouts, specs, and one-click project creation. Filter by brand, connectivity, or chip family. L511 project creation selects the matching model for L511G_Y7PM, L511C_Y7PM and L511C_Y6E.

Demos & Guides

Pick a working demo from the catalogue — filtered to the boards you care about — and start from proven code instead of a blank project. Step-by-step guides cover the whole flow inside the IDE.

SDK & Toolchain

One-click SDK install with automatic environment bootstrapping. Switch between SDK versions, manage git mirrors, and open pre-configured terminals — no manual PATH configuration needed. Configure a Gitee personal access token in Settings for SDK Git operations; credentials are stored in VS Code SecretStorage.

Menuconfig Visual Editor

Edit Kconfig options in a full editor-area window instead of a terminal: a searchable symbol tree, per-symbol dependency/range detail, and saves that go through the SDK's own kconfig-aware CLI (tos.py config set) so derived build artifacts are invalidated for you. A one-click fallback opens the classic ncurses menuconfig in a real terminal.

AI Configuration Checks

Open AI Configuration Checks in Settings to prepare a read-only diagnosis of your IDE and project setup. Review the generated prompt before sending it to AI, or copy it for use in another tool.

AI Skills for Embedded Development

Install coding skills that teach your AI assistant (Cursor / Claude Code) how to:

• Build firmware for your target board
• Flash to connected devices
• Pair devices to the Tuya cloud
• Configure project settings and data points

Tuya Developer Platform Integration

Sign in to the Tuya IoT Platform directly from VS Code. View and manage:

• Product details and data points
• Panel configurations
• Device authorization codes (UUID + AuthKey)

Library & Ecosystem

Explore the TuyaOpen component library, and search the PlatformIO ecosystem for community libraries. View dependencies, versions, and documentation links before adding to your project.

Getting Started

1. Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace
2. Open VS Code / Cursor and look for the TuyaOpen IDE panel in the sidebar
3. Create a project — Click "New Project", pick a board, and start coding
4. The SDK will be cloned and configured automatically in the background

That's it. No terminal commands, no manual environment setup.

Supported Platforms

Settings

Access settings from the TuyaOpen IDE panel → Settings page, or via VS Code Settings (Ctrl+,).

Works with Cursor & Claude Code

TuyaOpen IDE's Skills system was designed for AI-assisted embedded development. When paired with Cursor or Claude Code, your AI assistant gains domain knowledge about:

• TuyaOpen SDK APIs and project structure
• Build system commands and target configurations
• Device authorization and cloud registration
• Hardware pin definitions and peripheral setup

Simply install Skills from the IDE panel and your AI assistant is ready to help you write firmware.

Requirements

• VS Code 1.85+ or Cursor (any recent build)
• Git (for SDK management)
• Python — managed automatically by uv; the SDK's export script downloads uv and a pinned Python on first run, so no system Python install is required

Data & Privacy

TuyaOpen IDE is built to be transparent about what leaves your machine:

• No automatic data collection — no third-party analytics or telemetry SDKs, no background phone-home.
• Consent first — on first run a welcome agreement gates all network activity. Nothing (SDK clone, catalogue/skill download, MiniApp runtime) is fetched until you accept. Decline and the extension stays fully local.
• Your code stays local — source file contents are never transmitted.
• Credentials stay local — account details are kept in this extension's private storage; the SK token, session cookies and CSRF token are stored in the editor's encrypted SecretStorage. They are sent only to Tuya's own hosts.
• Feedback is opt-in — diagnostic reports upload to tuyaopen.ai only when you use Send Feedback and confirm what's included.

Endpoints contacted (only when you use the related feature, and SDK/catalogue/ runtime downloads only after consent): GitHub / Gitee (SDK + catalogues), the npm and PlatformIO registries and nodejs.org (toolchain), and Tuya hosts (auth.tuya.com, platform.tuya.com, wind-ide.tuyacn.com, miniapp-ark-ide.tuyacn.com, images.tuyacn.com, tuyaopen.ai).

More information is available in the IDE at Settings → About → Terms & Privacy. Tuya Privacy Policy · Tuya Service Agreement.

License

Apache License 2.0