Oracle AI Data Platform (AIDP) Developer Extension

The Oracle AI Data Platform (AIDP) Developer extension helps you work with agent flows directly from your Integrated Development Environment (IDE).

AI Data Platform Workbench currently supports Microsoft Visual Studio Code and Cursor as IDEs. Installing through the Visual Studio Code Marketplace ensures your developer extension stays up to date. If you manually install the develop extension on an IDE, you need to download and reinstall the VSIX when you want to apply updates.

With the developer extension, you can browse remote workspace files, sync changes, deploy flows, test endpoints, and troubleshoot with built-in logs and traces. The developer extension helps developers build and iterate on agent flows, data engineers manage their workspace assets, and teams validate endpoint behavior before production rollout.

The developer extension provides the following key features:
  • Workspace and catalog browsing in your IDE sidebar
  • Remote file preview, download, compare, and upload
  • Deploy, redeploy, undeploy, and status checks
  • Built-in endpoint test chat
  • Trace and debug visibility for faster troubleshooting

Best Practices

When using the developer extension, follow these guidelines for best results:
  • Start in TEST, then promote to PROD.
  • Use compare/diff before uploading in shared projects.
  • Keep polling intervals reasonable to reduce noise.
  • Treat debug settings/tokens as sensitive.

Prerequisites

Before setting up your developer extension, make sure you have:
  • Access to your AI Data Platform Workbench instance
  • A valid OCI profile/configuration on your machine
  • Required workspace and agent permissions
  • Region and workspace details

Install Oracle AI Data Platform (AIDP) Developer Extension on Visual Studio Code

You can download and install the Oracle AI Data Platform (AIDP) Developer Extension from the Marketplace in Visual Studio Code.

  1. Open Visual Studio Code.
  2. Click Extensions.
  3. Search for Oracle AI Data Platform (AIDP) Developer Extension.
  4. Click Install.
  5. Restart Visual Studio Code if prompted.
  6. Confirm the AI Data Platform (AIDP) Developer Extension appears on the sidebar.

Install Oracle AI Data Platform (AIDP) Developer Extension Manually

You can download the VSIX file for Oracle AI Data Platform (AIDP) Developer Extension and manually install it to your IDE.

  1. In your IDE, open the command palette. In Cursor and Visual Studio Code, the hotkey for this is Ctrl+Shift+P (Cmd+Shift+P in MacOS).
  2. Enter Install from VSIX and select Extensions: Install from VSIX... .
  3. Browse to the .vsix file and click Install.
  4. Restart your IDE if prompted.
  5. Confirm the AI Data Platform (AIDP) Developer Extension appears on the sidebar.

Set Up Oracle AI Data Platform (AIDP) Developer Extension in Visual Studio Code

After you’ve installed Oracle AI Data Platform (AIDP) Developer Extension, you need set it up to connect to your AI Data Platform Workbench instance.

  1. In Visual Studio Code, open a folder, then click the Oracle AI Data Platform (AIDP) Developer Extension.
  2. Start the setup wizard.
  3. Copy and paste your Oracle AI Data Platform Workbench console URL into the provided field and press Enter.
  4. Confirm the detected region or set manually. Press Enter.
  5. Select workspace, default agent flow, and optional compute.
  6. Save your configuration and verify the connection status.