VS Code / JetBrains Plugin Pick

2026-10-01

Looker's VS Code extension moves LookML onto your disk — with a proxy holding your agent until the sync lands

Google's official Looker extension for VS Code reached general availability on September 10, 2026: it puts your LookML project on your disk, pushes every save back to your Looker instance, and runs a local MCP proxy so an AI agent reads the model only after the sync lands — with the one workflow to try and the instance, permission and admin setup that decide whether it applies to you at all.

VS Code / JetBrains Plugin Pick

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