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sidebar_label: IDE Integration
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# IDE Integration

## VS Code

Install the recommended [DCR extension by Dexoron-Labs](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Dexoron-Labs.dcr). Do not install Microsoft C/C++ extensions for DCR projects: DCR uses `clangd`. MS C/C++ is acceptable only when you need its debugger.

Recommended companion extensions:

* [Even Better TOML](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=tamasfe.even-better-toml)
* [CodeLLDB](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vadimcn.vscode-lldb), or MS C/C++ for debugger support only

```bash
dcr gen vscode
```

Generates in `.vscode/`:

| File              | Purpose                                      |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| `tasks.json`      | `build` task (dcr build)                     |
| `launch.json`     | Debug launch configuration                   |
| `settings.json`   | clangd/IntelliSense: include paths, standard |
| `extensions.json` | Recommends vscode-clangd, vscode-lldb        |

## CLion

```bash
dcr gen clion
```

Generates in `.idea/`:

| File                                             | Purpose                                   |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------- |
| `externalTools.xml`                              | Build, Run, Clean, Test as external tools |
| `customTargets.xml`                              | Custom build targets                      |
| `misc.xml`                                       | C/C++ project settings                    |
| `runConfigurations/\<name>.xml` | Per-binary run configurations             |

## compile_commands.json

```bash
dcr gen compile-commands
```

Generates `compile_commands.json` at project root. Standard format for clangd, C/C++ IntelliSense, static analyzers.

## project-info

```bash
dcr gen project-info
```

Outputs JSON array with project metadata (see [gen-commands](/docs/commands/gen-commands)).