diff --git a/app/components/QuickStartTabs.tsx b/app/components/QuickStartTabs.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf0a1df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/QuickStartTabs.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+"use client";
+
+import Link from "next/link";
+import { useRef, useState } from "react";
+import CommandSnippet from "./CommandSnippet";
+
+export type QuickStartStep = {
+  step: string;
+  description: string;
+};
+
+type QuickStartTabsProps = {
+  dockerCommand: string;
+  dockerSteps: QuickStartStep[];
+  vscodeSteps: QuickStartStep[];
+  /** Deep link that opens the extension's DocumentDB Local setup wizard. */
+  vscodeDeepLinkUrl: string;
+  /** Marketplace page, for visitors who do not have the extension yet. */
+  vscodeMarketplaceUrl: string;
+};
+
+const TABS = [
+  { id: "docker", label: "Docker" },
+  { id: "vscode", label: "VS Code" },
+] as const;
+
+type TabId = (typeof TABS)[number]["id"];
+
+function StepList({ steps }: { steps: QuickStartStep[] }) {
+  return (
+    <ol className="mt-5 overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-neutral-800/80 bg-neutral-900/50">
+      {steps.map((item) => (
+        <li
+          key={item.step}
+          className="grid grid-cols-[auto_1fr] items-center gap-3 border-t border-neutral-800/80 px-4 py-3.5 first:border-t-0"
+        >
+          <span className="inline-flex h-7 w-7 items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-blue-400/30 bg-blue-500/10 text-[11px] font-semibold text-blue-200">
+            {item.step}
+          </span>
+          <p className="text-sm leading-6 text-gray-300">{item.description}</p>
+        </li>
+      ))}
+    </ol>
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * The home page quick start, offering the two ways to get a local DocumentDB running.
+ *
+ * Docker stays first because it is the path that works everywhere and needs nothing installed
+ * beyond Docker itself. The VS Code path is newer and shorter — the extension provisions the
+ * container itself — but only pays off for people who already work in VS Code, so it is offered
+ * rather than assumed.
+ */
+export default function QuickStartTabs({
+  dockerCommand,
+  dockerSteps,
+  vscodeSteps,
+  vscodeDeepLinkUrl,
+  vscodeMarketplaceUrl,
+}: QuickStartTabsProps) {
+  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<TabId>("docker");
+  const tabRefs = useRef<Record<string, HTMLButtonElement | null>>({});
+
+  // Arrow keys move between tabs, which is what a tablist is expected to do; without it the
+  // only way through is Tab, and that leaves the panel.
+  const onTabKeyDown = (event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
+    if (event.key !== "ArrowRight" && event.key !== "ArrowLeft") {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    event.preventDefault();
+    const currentIndex = TABS.findIndex((tab) => tab.id === activeTab);
+    const delta = event.key === "ArrowRight" ? 1 : -1;
+    const next = TABS[(currentIndex + delta + TABS.length) % TABS.length];
+
+    setActiveTab(next.id);
+    tabRefs.current[next.id]?.focus();
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <div
+        role="tablist"
+        aria-label="Ways to run DocumentDB locally"
+        className="mb-4 inline-flex rounded-full border border-neutral-700 bg-neutral-900/80 p-1"
+      >
+        {TABS.map((tab) => {
+          const isActive = tab.id === activeTab;
+
+          return (
+            <button
+              key={tab.id}
+              ref={(element) => {
+                tabRefs.current[tab.id] = element;
+              }}
+              type="button"
+              role="tab"
+              id={`quickstart-tab-${tab.id}`}
+              aria-selected={isActive}
+              aria-controls={`quickstart-panel-${tab.id}`}
+              // Only the selected tab is in the tab order; arrow keys move between them.
+              tabIndex={isActive ? 0 : -1}
+              onClick={() => setActiveTab(tab.id)}
+              onKeyDown={onTabKeyDown}
+              className={`rounded-full px-4 py-1.5 text-xs font-semibold transition-colors ${
+                isActive
+                  ? "bg-blue-500/20 text-blue-100"
+                  : "text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-200"
+              }`}
+            >
+              {tab.label}
+            </button>
+          );
+        })}
+      </div>
+
+      <div
+        role="tabpanel"
+        id="quickstart-panel-docker"
+        aria-labelledby="quickstart-tab-docker"
+        hidden={activeTab !== "docker"}
+      >
+        <CommandSnippet command={dockerCommand} label="Docker" />
+        <StepList steps={dockerSteps} />
+      </div>
+
+      <div
+        role="tabpanel"
+        id="quickstart-panel-vscode"
+        aria-labelledby="quickstart-tab-vscode"
+        hidden={activeTab !== "vscode"}
+      >
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 sm:flex-row">
+          <Link
+            href={vscodeMarketplaceUrl}
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noopener noreferrer"
+            className="inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-neutral-600 px-4 py-2.5 text-sm font-semibold text-gray-200 transition-colors hover:border-neutral-500 hover:bg-neutral-800"
+          >
+            Get the extension
+          </Link>
+          {/*
+           * A `vscode://` link does nothing at all when VS Code is not installed — no error, no
+           * navigation — so it is offered second and never on its own. Someone arriving without
+           * the extension gets the install link first and this becomes the obvious next step.
+           */}
+          <Link
+            href={vscodeDeepLinkUrl}
+            className="inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-blue-400/30 bg-blue-500/20 px-4 py-2.5 text-sm font-semibold text-blue-100 transition-colors hover:bg-blue-500/30"
+          >
+            Open in VS Code
+          </Link>
+        </div>
+        <StepList steps={vscodeSteps} />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/page.tsx b/app/page.tsx
index a8a7098..54306ea 100644
--- a/app/page.tsx
+++ b/app/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import Image from "next/image";
 import Link from "next/link";
-import CommandSnippet from "./components/CommandSnippet";
-import { documentdbKubernetesOperatorQuickStartUrl } from "./services/externalLinks";
+import QuickStartTabs from "./components/QuickStartTabs";
+import {
+  documentdbKubernetesOperatorQuickStartUrl,
+  documentdbVsCodeExtensionMarketplaceUrl,
+  documentdbVsCodeLocalQuickStartDeepLink,
+} from "./services/externalLinks";
 import { getMetadata } from "./services/metadataService";
 import {
   documentdbGitHubForks,
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@ const quickRunCommand = `docker run -dt --name documentdb \\
   --username <YOUR_USERNAME> \\
   --password <YOUR_PASSWORD>`;
 
-const quickStartSteps = [
+const dockerQuickStartSteps = [
   {
     step: "01",
     description: "Run DocumentDB Local with Docker.",
@@ -54,6 +58,23 @@ const quickStartSteps = [
   },
 ];
 
+const vscodeQuickStartSteps = [
+  {
+    step: "01",
+    description: "Install the DocumentDB extension for Visual Studio Code.",
+  },
+  {
+    step: "02",
+    description:
+      "Open the DocumentDB Local setup and let the extension create and start the container for you.",
+  },
+  {
+    step: "03",
+    description:
+      "Browse databases, run queries, and edit documents without leaving the editor.",
+  },
+];
+
 const kubernetesOperatorEntryPoints = [
   {
     title: "Local clusters",
@@ -372,29 +393,20 @@ export default function Home() {
                   Quick start
                 </span>
                 <h2 className="mt-4 text-xl font-semibold text-white sm:text-2xl">
-                  Run locally with Docker
+                  Run DocumentDB locally
                 </h2>
                 <p className="mt-2 text-sm leading-6 text-gray-400">
-                  Start DocumentDB Local with Docker, then connect on port
-                  10260.
+                  Start DocumentDB Local with Docker, or let the VS Code
+                  extension set it up for you.
                 </p>
               </div>
-              <CommandSnippet command={quickRunCommand} label="Docker" />
-              <ol className="mt-5 overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-neutral-800/80 bg-neutral-900/50">
-                {quickStartSteps.map((item) => (
-                  <li
-                    key={item.step}
-                    className="grid grid-cols-[auto_1fr] items-center gap-3 border-t border-neutral-800/80 px-4 py-3.5 first:border-t-0"
-                  >
-                    <span className="inline-flex h-7 w-7 items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-blue-400/30 bg-blue-500/10 text-[11px] font-semibold text-blue-200">
-                      {item.step}
-                    </span>
-                    <p className="text-sm leading-6 text-gray-300">
-                      {item.description}
-                    </p>
-                  </li>
-                ))}
-              </ol>
+              <QuickStartTabs
+                dockerCommand={quickRunCommand}
+                dockerSteps={dockerQuickStartSteps}
+                vscodeSteps={vscodeQuickStartSteps}
+                vscodeDeepLinkUrl={documentdbVsCodeLocalQuickStartDeepLink}
+                vscodeMarketplaceUrl={documentdbVsCodeExtensionMarketplaceUrl}
+              />
               <div className="mt-4 flex flex-col gap-2 text-sm sm:flex-row sm:flex-wrap sm:items-center sm:gap-4">
                 <Link
                   href="/docs/getting-started/docker"
diff --git a/app/services/externalLinks.ts b/app/services/externalLinks.ts
index 9445af0..645203b 100644
--- a/app/services/externalLinks.ts
+++ b/app/services/externalLinks.ts
@@ -13,3 +13,17 @@ export const documentdbKubernetesOperatorQuickStartUrl =
 
 export const documentdbKubernetesOperatorGitHubUrl =
   'https://github.com/documentdb/documentdb-kubernetes-operator';
+
+export const documentdbVsCodeExtensionMarketplaceUrl =
+  'https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.vscode-documentdb';
+
+// Deep link into the extension's DocumentDB Local setup wizard.
+//
+// The path names the action; an empty path means "connect", which is what every link published
+// before the extension supported actions relies on. See the extension's
+// docs/user-manual/how-to-construct-url.md for the full vocabulary.
+//
+// Requires the extension to be installed: a `vscode://` URL for an absent extension does nothing
+// visible at all, so never present this without the marketplace link beside it.
+export const documentdbVsCodeLocalQuickStartDeepLink =
+  'vscode://ms-azuretools.vscode-documentdb/local';