MicroDegree Labs gives MicroDegree students a guided, hands-on environment to practise calling large language models, right inside their own editor. No API keys, no billing setup: sign in once and call real models through MicroDegree's hosted gateway using plan-based credits.
What you get
- Real exercises, guided step by step. Open an exercise and a polished guidance panel walks you through it, card by card, with a scaffold project dropped straight into your workspace.
- Call real models. Send prompts to Gemini, GPT, and Claude through one OpenAI-compatible gateway and compare how they answer.
- Check your work. A one-click check confirms each step, including that your code actually reached a model.
- Credits, not keys. Your MicroDegree plan grants credits. No API keys to manage, no surprise bills.
Get started in 3 steps
- Install MicroDegree Labs from the Marketplace (VS Code) or Open VSX (Cursor / VSCodium).
- Run MicroDegree Labs: Sign In and sign in with Google.
- Have an access code from a workshop or your plan? Run MicroDegree Labs: Redeem Access Code.
- Run MicroDegree Labs: Open Exercise to start practising, or just pick the first exercise in the MicroDegree Labs panel in the activity bar.
Requirements
A MicroDegree account. Without an account (and credits) the extension simply shows a sign-in prompt; there is nothing to abuse.
Commands
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
| MicroDegree Labs: Sign In | Sign in with Google |
| MicroDegree Labs: Sign Out | Sign out |
| MicroDegree Labs: Redeem Access Code | Unlock plan credits with a code |
| MicroDegree Labs: Open Exercise | Open the current exercise + scaffold |
| MicroDegree Labs: Run My Code | Run the open exercise's code |
| MicroDegree Labs: Check My Work | Verify the steps of the open exercise |
| MicroDegree Labs: I'm Stuck — Get Help | Ask for help on the current step |
Made by MicroDegree.