Connect VS Code

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Prerequisites

• VS Code installed
• Claude Code extension or another MCP-compatible extension
• An AstroBee account with at least one published data layer
• An API key from Settings > Integrations

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Step 1: Get Your MCP Configuration

1. Navigate to Settings > MCP in AstroBee
2. Copy the server configuration

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Step 2: Configure VS Code

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For Claude Code Extension

1. Open VS Code settings (Cmd/Ctrl + ,)
2. Search for “Claude Code MCP”
3. Add the AstroBee server to your MCP servers configuration:

{
  "claude-code.mcpServers": {
    "astrobee": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anthropic-ai/mcp-remote", "https://app.astrobee.ai/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ASTROBEE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

4. Replace your-api-key-here with your actual API key
5. Reload VS Code

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Step 3: Verify Connection

1. Open the Claude Code panel in VS Code
2. Ask Claude to list available data layers
3. Claude should show your published AstroBee data layers

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Using AstroBee in VS Code

• Query data while coding: “What’s the schema for the customers table?”
• Generate code from data: “Write a function to calculate customer lifetime value based on my orders data”
• Validate assumptions: “How many products have null prices in my dataset?”

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Example Workflow

You: What are the top 5 customers by total order value?

Claude: [Uses AstroBee MCP to query your data layer]

Based on your data, the top 5 customers by total order value are:
1. Acme Corp - $125,000
2. GlobalTech - $98,500
...

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Troubleshooting

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Next Steps