Nx Console

What is Nx Console about?

Nx Console offers an integrated graphical interface for developers working with Nx or Lerna monorepos. It brings common CLI commands into the editor, adds AI‑driven context for large‑language‑model assistants, and visualizes project structures and task graphs.

How to use Nx Console?

1. Install the extension from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace, OpenVSX, or the JetBrains Marketplace.
2. Open a folder that contains an Nx or Lerna workspace (ensure Node.js is installed).
3. Use the Nx: Generate (UI) command, the Projects view, or the Project Details view to run generators, explore tasks, and visualize dependencies.
4. For AI enhancements, the built‑in MCP server supplies workspace metadata to VSCode, Cursor, or other AI‑enabled editors. The server can also be installed separately via the nx-mcp npm package.

Key Features of Nx Console

• AI Enhancements: Automatically feeds workspace architecture and generator schemas to LLM‑powered tools.
• Project Details View: Shows configuration, available targets, and allows one‑click task execution.
• Generate UI: Interactive schema parsing with autocomplete, validation, and dry‑run previews.
• Nx Cloud Integration: Displays CI pipeline status, notifications, and onboarding assistance.
• Projects & Tasks Overview: Browse all projects, targets, and common commands.
• Workspace Visualization: Interactive project and task graphs focused on the current file.
• Cross‑Editor Support: Available for VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, and Cursor via an MCP server.

Use Cases of Nx Console

• Developer Productivity: Reduce context switching between terminal and editor when running generators or tasks.
• Onboarding: New team members can explore monorepo structure visually rather than reading lengthy docs.
• AI‑Assisted Development: Enhance code‑completion and chat‑based assistants with accurate project context.
• CI Monitoring: Keep track of Nx Cloud pipeline execution directly from the IDE.
• Cross‑Platform Development: Works in both VS Code and JetBrains IDEs, supporting diverse team tooling.

FAQ from Nx Console

Q: Which versions of Nx are supported? A: The latest Nx Console works with Nx version 15 and newer.

Q: Can I use Nx Console with a Lerna workspace? A: Yes, it supports both Nx and Lerna monorepos.

Q: How do I enable AI enhancements? A: Install the extension; the MCP server automatically provides workspace data to supported AI tools.

Q: Is there a way to run the MCP server without the full extension? A: Yes, install the nx-mcp package directly and start it manually.

Q: What are the system requirements? A: Node.js installed, a supported editor (VS Code ≥1.71.0, JetBrains IDE, or Cursor), and an Nx/Lerna workspace.

The UI for Monorepos, providing visual workflows and enriching your AI Chat with deep insights

Stay focused and productive right in your editor.

Why Nx Console?

Developers use both command-line tools and user interfaces. They commit in the terminal, but resolve conflicts in Visual Studio Code or WebStorm. They use the right tool for the job.

Nx Console is that tool. It helps developers stay in the flow, provides visual workflows, enhances your AI chats and more.

Installation

You can download Nx Console from the following places:

• Nx Console for Visual Studio Code from the Visual Studio Marketplace.
• Nx Console for Visual Studio Code from the OpenVSX Registry
• Nx Console for JetBrains from the JetBrains Marketplace

Key Features

AI Enhancements

Nx Console enhances your editors AI features by providing relevant context to the large language models powering VSCode and Cursor. Automatically teach AI about your workspace architecture, generators and feed it up-to-date nx docs!

Nx Console comes with an MCP server for both, VSCode and Cursor.

You can also install the MCP server separately from the Nx Console extension via the nx-mcp NPM package. More about that here. Learn more in the Nx docs.

Project Details View

Nx Console provides seamless integration with the Project Details View (PDV). You can learn more about your project, the available tasks and detailed configuration information. With the PDV in Nx Console, you can run tasks or navigate the task graph with just a few clicks!

Learn more about the Project Details view on nx.dev

Generate UI

Nx Console makes it easier to run generators through our interactive Generate UI. It automatically parses the schema for any generator and provides autocomplete, validation and dry-run previews as you type.

You can launch the Generate UI via the Nx: Generate (UI) command or through the context menu in the file explorer. Paths will be automatically prefilled! Learn more about the Generate UI on nx.dev

Nx Cloud Integration

Nx Console improves the experience of using Nx Cloud by giving you an overview of current CI Pipeline Executions and showing notifications when CI is done or an error occurs. No more refreshing GitHub forever, just keep working and Nx Console will let you know once your PR is ready!

Additionally, Nx Console helps by guiding you through the Nx Cloud onboarding process, right in your editor.

Learn more about the Nx Cloud Integration on nx.dev

Projects & Tasks Overview

Nx Console presents an overview of your workspace from an Nx perspective. You can browse projects, their targets & configurations in the Projects view. Run available targets or create shortcuts for frequent commands in the Common Nx Commands view.

Workspace Visualization

Nx Console visualizes the Nx project & task graphs right in your editor. It knows which file you're working on, so you can easily open the graph focused on that specific project. Also, with the tight integration into your editor, you can run tasks or explore the files that cause project dependencies with a single click.

Requirements

To use Nx Console, make sure you're in an Nx or Lerna workspace and have Node.js installed. If you're not using Nx yet, learn more here: Intro to Nx

You can create an Nx workspace by running the following command:

npx create-nx-workspace@latest my-workspace

To install Nx into an existing repository, simply run

npx nx init

Compatibility

The latest version of Nx Console supports all Nx versions starting at Nx 15. For older versions, we cannot guarantee compatibility or full functionality. However, we welcome contributions! If you encounter specific issues with older versions, please consider submitting a PR. Of course, if you discover any problems with newer versions of Nx, please report these issues to help us improve Nx Console.

If you're looking to upgrade your version of Nx easily, refer to the Nx migrate documentation.

Contributing

Please read the contributing guidelines. Pick one of the issues from the good first issue list to get started.

Learn More

• Documentation - Official documentation with video tutorials
• nx.dev - Documentation, Guides and Interactive Tutorials on Nx
• Join the community - Chat about Nx & Nx Console on the official discord server
• Learn more about the team at Nx - The team at Nx led the development of Nx Console, after working with many Enterprise clients.

Jetbrains WSL support

The Node interpreter under Languages & Frameworks > Node.js needs to be configured to use the Node executable within the WSL distribution. You can read more on the official Jetbrains docs page.