Simplicity Studio VS Code Extension 2.3.0 (Oct 2026) Release Notes#

Leverage the power of Visual Studio Code while staying fully integrated with Simplicity Studio 6. The Simplicity Studio extension enables seamless build, flash, and debug operations directly within VS Code, while allowing you to continue using the familiar Simplicity Studio project configurator graphical user interface (GUI).

Release Summary#

Key Features#

Added in 2.3.0#

• Verified with Simplicity Studio 6.2.3. The extension remains backward compatible with earlier Simplicity Studio 6 versions.

• Added automatic RAM and flash usage reporting to the build output for generated CMake projects.

Added in 2.2.0#

• Verified with Simplicity Studio 6.2.2. The extension remains backward compatible with earlier Simplicity Studio 6 versions.

• Added AI enablement through a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to support the Simplicity AI SDK. AI assistants, such as GitHub Copilot, can drive build, debug, and project workflows directly from VS Code.

• Improved interoperability between Simplicity Studio 6 and VS Code to provide predictable, user-controlled workspace behavior when you move between the two applications. Open folders and explicit user actions now determine which projects the extension detects. Improvements include a simplified workspace import flow, options to open and reveal projects in Simplicity Studio, and automatic detection of projects created inside a folder that is already open.

Bug Fixes#

Fixed in 2.3.0#

• Fixed an issue where VS Code build and debug tasks could fail when development tool paths contained spaces.

Fixed in 2.2.0#

• Minor bug fixes.

All bug fixes are listed in Additional Bug Fixes.

Removed and Deprecated Features#

• Removed Simplicity Studio 5 settings.

Known Issues and Limitations#

• None.

Additional Bug Fixes#

Fixed in 2.3.0#

Fixed in 2.2.0#