Azure Cosmos DB developer tooling guidance: VS Code extension for data inspection and management, and Cosmos DB Emulator setup for local development and testing. USE FOR: Cosmos DB VS Code extension, Cosmos DB Emulator, local development, data inspection, container management, emulator setup, dev/test environment. DO NOT USE FOR: SDK emulator SSL configuration (use cosmosdb-sdk), production deployment, CI/CD pipelines.
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name: cosmosdb-tooling
description: >
Azure Cosmos DB developer tooling guidance: VS Code extension for data inspection
and management, and Cosmos DB Emulator setup for local development and testing.
USE FOR: Cosmos DB VS Code extension, Cosmos DB Emulator, local development,
data inspection, container management, emulator setup, dev/test environment.
DO NOT USE FOR: SDK emulator SSL configuration (use cosmosdb-sdk),
production deployment, CI/CD pipelines.
---
# Azure Cosmos DB Developer Tooling
Guidance for developer tools that improve local development and data inspection workflows.
## When to Apply
Reference these guidelines when:
- Setting up local development with the Cosmos DB Emulator
- Using the VS Code extension for data inspection
- Configuring developer tooling for Cosmos DB
## Rules
- [tooling-vscode-extension](references/tooling-vscode-extension.md) - Use the VS Code extension for inspection and management
- [tooling-emulator-setup](references/tooling-emulator-setup.md) - Use the Emulator for local development and testing
