# Visual Studio - Information for Support

When contacting Aikido Support about the Visual Studio IDE plugin, please include the information below. This helps us diagnose issues faster and avoid unnecessary back and forth.

### Issue reproducibility

* Is the issue consistently reproducible?
* Does it occur with a single file or with multiple files?
  * If possible share the file with us
* [Did you check connection to Aikido platform?](https://help.aikido.dev/ai-and-dev-tools/ide-plugins-overview/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-ide-plugin-connectivity)

### Plugin & Repository information

* [Plugin version (instructions below)](#visual-studio-version-details)
* Operating System
* IDE Version
* Link to repository in Aikido
* Usage of Docker, WSL or any other remote development environment

### Enable local scanning logs

1. Open Tools > Aikido.
2. Enable Show Local Scanning Output in Logs.
3. Reproduce the issue.
4. Copy and send the relevant log output.

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### Visual Studio version details

1. Open Help > About Microsoft Visual Studio.
2. Click Copy Info.
3. Share the copied information so we can verify the exact Visual Studio and extension versions.

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Providing all of the above allows us to identify IDE, plugin, or environment specific issues more efficiently.