# Nsight Visual Studio Code Edition **URL:** https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/c/developer-tools/nsight-vscode-edition/379.md [Latest](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/tags.md) --- ## [Nsight Visual Studio Code Edition 2026.1 is now available!](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nsight-visual-studio-code-edition-2026-1-is-now-available/377796)
**Author:** [@skasanavesi](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/skasanavesi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 1:01am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nsight-visual-studio-code-edition-2026-1-is-now-available/377796 "2026-07-23T01:01:45Z")
New in NVIDIA Nsight Visual Studio Code Edition 2026.1 General Enhancements Added cuda-gdbserver autostart for remote debugging via the autostart launch configuration property. CUDA built-in variables and PTX special re… --- ## [Cuda-gdb crashing in OptiX application](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cuda-gdb-crashing-in-optix-application/311039)
**Author:** [@rafael.ottersberg](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/rafael.ottersberg)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cuda-gdb-crashing-in-optix-application/311039 "2026-05-26T06:06:43Z")
Hi all I have a problem using the cuda-gdb debugger for an OptiX code running on a RTX3090. The code execution stops at the breakpoints as expected, but i don’t see any values of the variables in the \_\_device\_\_ kernels… --- ## [MS VS Code not showing items in containers](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/ms-vs-code-not-showing-items-in-containers/362459)
**Author:** [@xitlk](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/xitlk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 2:27am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/ms-vs-code-not-showing-items-in-containers/362459 "2026-03-09T02:27:31Z")
I am using MS VS Code with Nsight extension for a C++ project. I can debug build the project with nvcc and debug the device code also. However, during debugging I cannot see the content of containers, particularly thrust… --- ## [Missing Installation FIles, eg. nbody\_vs2019.son](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/missing-installation-files-eg-nbody-vs2019-son/359102)
**Author:** [@djoyce](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/djoyce)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 2:32am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/missing-installation-files-eg-nbody-vs2019-son/359102 "2026-01-30T02:32:39Z")
I cannot test the nbody program, since no file with \*.sin was loaded during install. We are supposed to open and build nbody\_vs2017.sin, but with the year probably different (I have Visual Studio 2022). No files of tha… --- ## [Remote debugging](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/remote-debugging/335165)
**Author:** [@yfukumoto1](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/yfukumoto1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/remote-debugging/335165 "2025-06-13T07:11:11Z")
Topic: Help with Remote Debugging on Jetson Orin Nano using Nsight VS Code I’m having trouble setting up remote debugging for the Jetson Orin Nano using Nsight Visual Studio Code. We were able to build the application … --- ## [Launch.json 'args' not passing correctly](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/launch-json-args-not-passing-correctly/315386)
**Author:** [@jsev24](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/jsev24)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/launch-json-args-not-passing-correctly/315386 "2025-05-26T06:29:24Z")
This has had me confused for a while, was stopping me from using the debugger. Found a workaround but still can’t quite solve the why of it. The following line in launch.json wouldn’t pass my “args”:\[“”,…\] array correctl… --- ## [How to connect to vscode debugger in docker images isaac-sim](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/how-to-connect-to-vscode-debugger-in-docker-images-isaac-sim/312128)
**Author:** [@wesen.khoo](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/wesen.khoo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2025, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/how-to-connect-to-vscode-debugger-in-docker-images-isaac-sim/312128 "2025-04-08T08:50:41Z")
https://docs.omniverse.nvidia.com/extensions/latest/ext\_vs-code-link.html I found this source that could connect vscode with omniverse but I dont find a way to connect it when isaac-sim is running in docker. I am connec… --- ## [C/C++ extension ver. 1.22 for VS Code breaks CUDA C++ parsing](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/c-c-extension-ver-1-22-for-vs-code-breaks-cuda-c-parsing/321651)
**Author:** [@ahmad-syukri](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/ahmad-syukri)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/c-c-extension-ver-1-22-for-vs-code-breaks-cuda-c-parsing/321651 "2025-02-04T08:41:49Z")
I’m using Nsight VS Code Edition 2024.1 along with Microsoft VS Code C/C++ extension version 1.22.11. Lately, I noticed that the parser is acting strangely as if it’s parsing C code instead of C++. Something as simple as… --- ## [Using VScode debugger: One or more CUDA devices cannot be used for debugging(Jetson agx Orin 64Gb developer kit)](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/using-vscode-debugger-one-or-more-cuda-devices-cannot-be-used-for-debugging-jetson-agx-orin-64gb-developer-kit/253403)
**Author:** [@lgelbard](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/lgelbard)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/using-vscode-debugger-one-or-more-cuda-devices-cannot-be-used-for-debugging-jetson-agx-orin-64gb-developer-kit/253403 "2024-10-25T10:08:25Z")
Hey All, we recently got the Jetson AGX Orin 64GB developer kit, we immediately followed the getting started manual up to a point that we wanted to test the debugging process with the cuda samples, but we keep getting: … --- ## [Is it possible to integrate RTX super resolution in my python code?](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/is-it-possible-to-integrate-rtx-super-resolution-in-my-python-code/305655)
**Author:** [@maxm](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/maxm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 2:15am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/is-it-possible-to-integrate-rtx-super-resolution-in-my-python-code/305655 "2024-09-05T02:15:52Z")
how to use RTX super resolution in python? --- ## [Vscode clangd intelliSense](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/vscode-clangd-intellisense/304517)
**Author:** [@LibAndLab](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/LibAndLab)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/vscode-clangd-intellisense/304517 "2024-08-28T02:08:01Z")
as far as i know, with installaion Nsight Visual Studio Code Edition and c/c++ tools, we can easily write cuda code, but i use clangd for autocomplete,intelliSense, when i install clagd in vscode , i have to close c/c++… --- ## ["e is not iterable" error when trying to debug remotely](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/e-is-not-iterable-error-when-trying-to-debug-remotely/234316)
**Author:** [@Mikhail\_M](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/Mikhail_M)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/e-is-not-iterable-error-when-trying-to-debug-remotely/234316 "2024-07-26T22:44:41Z")
I have built Docker based on your image, run it, set up OpenSSH on it, so I can connect to it with putty and tried to debug my CUDA program (compiled with g++ and nvcc) with VS Code remotely. Connected successfully, but … --- ## [Nsight Visual Studio Code Edition 2024.1 is now available!](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nsight-visual-studio-code-edition-2024-1-is-now-available/300047)
**Author:** [@rbischof](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/rbischof)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nsight-visual-studio-code-edition-2024-1-is-now-available/300047 "2024-07-16T18:22:54Z")
New in NVIDIA Nsight Visual Studio Code Edition 2024.1 General Enhancements Added ability to pass custom arguments in debugger using miDebuggerArgs. Added ability to specify path to debugger usingmiDebuggerPath in addit… --- ## [How to change the thread focus using the Visual Studio Code extension](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/how-to-change-the-thread-focus-using-the-visual-studio-code-extension/288639)
**Author:** [@rodrigo37](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/rodrigo37)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/how-to-change-the-thread-focus-using-the-visual-studio-code-extension/288639 "2024-04-05T18:31:35Z")
Whenever I’m debugging using VS Code, if I want to be a specific thread state, I usually do something like: if (threadId == 40) { printf("hi"); } Is there a proper way to focus on a specific… --- ## [Cannot debug using nsight in vs code](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cannot-debug-using-nsight-in-vs-code/285140)
**Author:** [@musshca.badinga](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/musshca.badinga)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 12:40am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cannot-debug-using-nsight-in-vs-code/285140 "2024-03-08T00:40:13Z")
Hello, I am having this error when I tried to debug : fatal: One or more CUDA devices cannot be used for debugging. Please consult the list of supported CUDA devices for more details. (error code = CUDBG\_ERROR\_INVALID\_… --- ## [Debugging Driverworks CGF GPU cuda nodes](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/debugging-driverworks-cgf-gpu-cuda-nodes/282030)
**Author:** [@sushant.bahadure](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/sushant.bahadure)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/debugging-driverworks-cgf-gpu-cuda-nodes/282030 "2024-02-28T10:29:10Z")
Hi team, I am trying to find a better way to debug GPU nodes in CGF, with hardware Nvidia drive Orin Dev kit, are there any guidelines about it? Thank you. Best Regards, Sushant bahadure --- ## [VS Code CUDA GDB "The editor could not be opened because the file was not found"](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/vs-code-cuda-gdb-the-editor-could-not-be-opened-because-the-file-was-not-found/279844)
**Author:** [@07734](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/07734)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 3:22am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/vs-code-cuda-gdb-the-editor-could-not-be-opened-because-the-file-was-not-found/279844 "2024-01-31T03:22:20Z")
Hello! I have Debian 12 Bookworm, VS Code, CUDA Toolkit 12.3, CUDA GDB 12.1 and nvidia cuda-gdb tutorial. I am trying to debug my CUDA program in VS Code. Makefile: all: nvcc -g -G -std=c++11 main.cu -o a.out When … --- ## [CUDA-GDB not work on debian](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cuda-gdb-not-work-on-debian/277980)
**Author:** [@07734](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/07734)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cuda-gdb-not-work-on-debian/277980 "2024-01-11T02:12:55Z")
Hi I try complete this tutorials: https://docs.nvidia.com/nsight-visual-studio-code-edition/cuda-debugger/index.html and And all work, but not CUDA-GDB. If i press F5 i see this: License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 o… --- ## [Heratic behaviour of cuda-gdb](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/heratic-behaviour-of-cuda-gdb/277943)
**Author:** [@franck.richard](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/franck.richard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/heratic-behaviour-of-cuda-gdb/277943 "2024-01-08T05:16:51Z")
I’m trying to debug a very complicated program written with Cuda c++ but I get heratic behaviour when I try to navigate through the code. Most of the time the debugger stops at the right line (but this is not always tru… --- ## [Nsight, choosing between Eclipse and Visual Studio Code Edition](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nsight-choosing-between-eclipse-and-visual-studio-code-edition/275561)
**Author:** [@magific](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/magific)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 2:50am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nsight-choosing-between-eclipse-and-visual-studio-code-edition/275561 "2023-12-14T02:50:12Z")
Are the Eclipse and VSC Nsight editions functionally the same? Will they be developed in parallel or can we expect that one of them will take the lead in functionality? Important for us, we need to decide on IDEs for o… --- ## [Try to Debug CUDA code launched by Python script (interfaced by Cython) Updated](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/try-to-debug-cuda-code-launched-by-python-script-interfaced-by-cython-updated/219416)
**Author:** [@jefftam1234](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/jefftam1234)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/try-to-debug-cuda-code-launched-by-python-script-interfaced-by-cython-updated/219416 "2023-12-08T11:30:19Z")
As titled stated I have been trying to get this working in VSCode, and long-story short is, I already got it working for CLI cuda-gdb (and debug and switch focus etc.), so I know the debugging symbols are there. I just w… --- ## [How to configure CUDA compiler to run the code](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/how-to-configure-cuda-compiler-to-run-the-code/265724)
**Author:** [@sachinmittal2212](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/sachinmittal2212)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/how-to-configure-cuda-compiler-to-run-the-code/265724 "2023-09-07T16:28:10Z")
How to configure the CUDA to find dependencies and run code in VS code IDE? How to configure tasks.json and launch.json? I tried adding CUDA-GDB for debug, but it threw an error that CUDA-GDB can only run on Linux machin… --- ## [0% GPU utilisation as Mesh size increases](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/0-gpu-utilisation-as-mesh-size-increases/262961)
**Author:** [@kai.aanif](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/kai.aanif)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/0-gpu-utilisation-as-mesh-size-increases/262961 "2023-08-14T13:01:54Z")
Hi I have been working on parallel computations in CFD. I have developed a Cuda code for flow over square cylinder in 3D. My code is stable upto to certain Mesh size. If I increase the mesh size further, my code starts … --- ## ["A Unwinder should return gdb.UnwindInfo instance." error with NVIDIA Nsight Visual Studio Code Edition](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/a-unwinder-should-return-gdb-unwindinfo-instance-error-with-nvidia-nsight-visual-studio-code-edition/258837)
**Author:** [@joseph26](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/joseph26)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/a-unwinder-should-return-gdb-unwindinfo-instance-error-with-nvidia-nsight-visual-studio-code-edition/258837 "2023-07-05T20:50:27Z")
I’m following the guide in the documentation Getting Started with the CUDA Debugger :: NVIDIA Nsight VSCE Documentation and setup VS Code with Nsight plugin. I’m on the most recent version of VS Code (Version: 1.79.2 (Un… --- ## [Debugsession in vscode cannot find a file that cuda-gdb is able to find](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/debugsession-in-vscode-cannot-find-a-file-that-cuda-gdb-is-able-to-find/258128)
**Author:** [@dwesterbeck](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/dwesterbeck)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/debugsession-in-vscode-cannot-find-a-file-that-cuda-gdb-is-able-to-find/258128 "2023-06-28T16:15:42Z")
Hello, this question probably is quite basic but I have no ideas where to start fixing this. I want to debug my .cu program with vscode to have a better visualized debug session than with cuda-gdb. However in the vsco… --- ## [HPC computing in VS Code: "unable to find cuda-gdb in undefined"](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/hpc-computing-in-vs-code-unable-to-find-cuda-gdb-in-undefined/254926)
**Author:** [@vinceverspeek](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/vinceverspeek)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/hpc-computing-in-vs-code-unable-to-find-cuda-gdb-in-undefined/254926 "2023-06-01T22:45:37Z")
Hi, I am currently working on a master thesis, in which I wish to utilize a SLURM HPC to do expensive computing with CUDA in the field of satisfiability solving. These are the steps I now follow to set up a CUDA environ… --- ## [Unable to properly debug inside vscode](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/unable-to-properly-debug-inside-vscode/244792)
**Author:** [@minterciso](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/minterciso)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/unable-to-properly-debug-inside-vscode/244792 "2023-05-16T13:10:37Z")
Hello all, after some searching I was able to debug a very simple kernel via VSCode, I can enter the kernel, step trough it and even see the output of some variable. However I’m unable to see what’s inside arrays. And th… --- ## [Nsight Visual Studio Code Edition 2023.2 is now available!](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nsight-visual-studio-code-edition-2023-2-is-now-available/253168)
**Author:** [@rbischof](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/rbischof)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nsight-visual-studio-code-edition-2023-2-is-now-available/253168 "2023-05-12T22:01:05Z")
New in NVIDIA Nsight Visual Studio Code Edition 2023.2 Bug Fixes New Features Added support for remote debugging (via cuda-gdbserver) an application running on L4T. Added support for remote debugging (via cuda-gdbser… --- ## [Trying to debug matrixMul example and hit an CUDBG\_ERROR\_INTERNAL(0xa) error](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/trying-to-debug-matrixmul-example-and-hit-an-cudbg-error-internal-0xa-error/240043)
**Author:** [@s.gomezcullen](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/s.gomezcullen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/trying-to-debug-matrixmul-example-and-hit-an-cudbg-error-internal-0xa-error/240043 "2023-05-03T07:50:49Z")
Environment: WSL2 (Windows 10) CUDA: 12.0 NVIDIA Driver: 528.02 GPU: GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop I’m trying to test out the Nsight VSCode extension to update my work environment. I can build and run the matrixMul example … --- ## [Legacy CUDA GDB with nsight vscode](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/legacy-cuda-gdb-with-nsight-vscode/245393)
**Author:** [@mhueblermhuebler](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/mhueblermhuebler)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/legacy-cuda-gdb-with-nsight-vscode/245393 "2023-03-11T10:09:58Z")
Hi, I am using a maxwell gpu for cuda programming. I can use the current cuda-gdb debugger by setting the environment variable CUDA\_USE\_LEGACY\_DEBUGGER to 1. But i can not use the Nsight VSCode extension for cuda debu… [Next page](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/c/developer-tools/nsight-vscode-edition/379.md?page=1)