# microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools

CMake Tools provides a robust, convenient workflow for CMake projects in VS Code. It simplifies configurations with CMake presets, supports IntelliSense and built-in debugging for CMake scripts, and offers configurable tasks. Its customizable interface allows for efficient project control, while also simplifying test execution and monitoring.

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vscode-cmake-tools
Homepage: https://aka.ms/vscode-cmake-tools
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cmake, visual-studio-code, c, cpp, intellisense, microsoft, ctest, debugging, tasks
Last push: 2026-08-26T20:08:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 80, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3791, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 133, "gap_med": 18.5, "n_releases_24m": 11}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1683, forks 539 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:21.815320+00:00)

## What it is
CMake Tools is a Visual Studio Code extension by Microsoft that provides a full-featured workflow for CMake-based C/C++ projects. It supports CMake presets, IntelliSense, a built-in CMake script debugger, configurable tasks, and CTest test integration.

## Use cases
- configure and build cmake projects in vscode
- debug cmake scripts from the editor
- run ctest tests with a gui
- manage cmake presets and build variants
- get intellisense for cmake lists files
- create cmake tasks in vscode

## When to choose
- you develop C or C++ projects using CMake in VS Code
- you want integrated configure-build-test-debug workflows for CMake
- you need CMake preset support and script debugging in the editor

## When to avoid
- you use a different editor or IDE such as CLion or Visual Studio
- your project does not use CMake as its build system
- you only need a plain CMake language server without build integration

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: build-tool, developer-tools, testing
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform, windows
- tags: cmake, vscode-extension, intellisense, ctest, cpp-development, presets, debugging, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:21.815320+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:41:19.545943+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:21.815320+00:00, sha bfe4e0cbe388)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.