Install VS Code and Agent Tools

Start here (one-time setup)

If you are an ABAP developer coming from SE80/SAP GUI, this is your starting point.

Before MCP setup, you need:

• VS Code
• Claude Code CLI (for the Claude Code MCP flow)
• Claude Code VS Code extension
• Codex VS Code extension

1. Install VS Code

Use official Microsoft links:

• VS Code download page: code.visualstudio.com/download
• Setup overview: VS Code setup overview
• Windows setup: VS Code on Windows
• macOS setup: VS Code on macOS
• Linux setup: VS Code on Linux

After install, open VS Code at least once.

2. Install Claude Code CLI

Use Anthropic's official quickstart:

• Claude Code Quickstart

Install command examples from the official quickstart:

# macOS, Linux, WSL
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

# Windows PowerShell
irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex

Then run:

claude

This starts login/authentication.

3. Install Claude Code VS Code extension

Use Anthropic's official VS Code guide:

• Use Claude Code in VS Code

Official marketplace link:

• Claude Code extension (VS Code Marketplace)

In VS Code:

1. Open Extensions.
2. Search for Claude Code.
3. Install the extension from Anthropic.

4. Install Codex VS Code extension

Use OpenAI's official IDE docs:

• Codex IDE extension docs

Official marketplace link:

• Codex extension (VS Code Marketplace)

In VS Code:

1. Open Extensions.
2. Search for Codex.
3. Install OpenAI's Codex extension.

Next: MCP setup flows

After tools are installed, continue here:

1. Claude Code MCP flow: Setup (Claude Code)
2. Codex MCP flow: Setup (Codex)