AWS is announcing integrated LocalStack support in the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio Code that makes it easier than ever for developers to test and debug serverless applications locally. This enhancement builds upon our recent improvements to the Lambda development experience, including the console to IDE integration and remote debugging capabilities we launched in July 2025, continuing our commitment to simplify serverless development on AWS.

AWS is announcing integrated LocalStack support in the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio Code that makes it easier than ever for developers to test and debug serverless applications locally. This enhancement builds upon our recent improvements to the Lambda development experience, including the console to IDE integration and remote debugging capabilities we launched in July 2025, continuing our commitment to simplify serverless development on AWS.

Developers can now build serverless applications faster through seamless console-to-IDE transition and debugging of functions running in the cloud from local IDE.

Developers can now build serverless applications faster through seamless console-to-IDE transition and debugging of functions running in the cloud from local IDE.

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