Project Tree

The VS Code extension provides a Mendix Project Tree view that mirrors the App Explorer in Mendix Studio Pro, allowing you to browse modules and documents without leaving VS Code.

Accessing the Tree

The project tree appears in the Explorer sidebar under the “Mendix Project” section. If it does not appear, check that:

The extension is installed and enabled
A .mpr file is present in the workspace (or configured via mdl.mprPath)
The mxcli binary is accessible

Tree Structure

The tree is organized by module, with documents grouped by type:

Mendix Project
├── MyFirstModule
│   ├── Domain Model
│   │   ├── Customer
│   │   ├── Order
│   │   └── Product
│   ├── Microflows
│   │   ├── ACT_Customer_Create
│   │   ├── ACT_Customer_Delete
│   │   └── ProcessOrder
│   ├── Pages
│   │   ├── Customer_Overview
│   │   ├── Customer_NewEdit
│   │   └── Order_Overview
│   ├── Snippets
│   │   └── NavigationMenu
│   ├── Enumerations
│   │   └── OrderStatus
│   └── Nanoflows
│       └── NF_ValidateInput
├── Administration
│   └── ...
└── System
    └── ...

Interactions

Click a document to open its MDL source as a virtual read-only document (equivalent to DESCRIBE in the REPL)
Expand a module to see all document types
Expand a document type to see individual documents

Refreshing

The tree refreshes automatically when the project file changes. You can also trigger a manual refresh from the tree view toolbar.

Relationship to SHOW Commands

The tree is backed by the same metadata that powers the SHOW commands:

Tree Level	Equivalent MDL Command
Module list	`SHOW MODULES`
Entities in a module	`SHOW ENTITIES IN MyModule`
Microflows in a module	`SHOW MICROFLOWS IN MyModule`
Pages in a module	`SHOW PAGES IN MyModule`
Full structure	`SHOW STRUCTURE IN MyModule DEPTH 2`