Essentials

Meta VR CLI in other tools

Updated: Aug 31, 2026

Overview

You do not have to install Meta VR CLI (metavr) yourself. You can get it through the Meta Horizon Android Studio Plugin or the Meta Horizon extension for Visual Studio Code. Other Meta developer tools also bundle it, so you may already have a copy. This page covers where it turns up and what each surface adds on top.

If you want the CLI on its own, see Install Meta VR CLI. That is the shortest path, and the version it gives you is current.

Where you may already have Meta VR CLI

Surface	What it adds	Where to get it
Meta Horizon Android Studio Plugin	Bundles the CLI and puts it on the path in the plugin’s own terminal tab, so `metavr` works there with no separate install. Adds a tool window, project templates, and simulator setup.	JetBrains Marketplace⁠
Meta Horizon extension for Visual Studio Code	Bundles the CLI, registers the MCP server for you, and ships a set of Quest-specific chat skills. Also registers the MCP server in Cursor.	Visual Studio Marketplace⁠
Meta Quest Developer Hub	Bundles the CLI, and separately bundles its own MCP server. Its settings screen can register that server with your AI agent.	Meta Quest Developer Hub downloads
The `meta-quest/agentic-tools` plugin	Adds Quest-specific agent skills and registers the MCP server. Runs the CLI through `npx`, so it bundles no binary of its own.	github.com/meta-quest/agentic-tools⁠

Agent skills and plugins

The meta-quest/agentic-tools repository packages Quest-specific skills for several AI coding tools. Skills teach an agent how to carry out a Quest workflow. They sit on top of the MCP server rather than replacing it.

Install it for your agent:

codex plugin marketplace add meta-quest/agentic-tools
codex plugin install meta-vr

copilot plugin marketplace add meta-quest/agentic-tools
copilot plugin install meta-vr@meta-quest

In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add meta-quest/agentic-tools, then /plugin install meta-vr@meta-quest. In Cursor, run /add-plugin meta-quest-agentic-tools.

You can also install the skills without a plugin marketplace, using any of three editor-agnostic skills CLIs.

GitHub Skills CLI:

gh skill install meta-quest/agentic-tools

Vercel Skills CLI:

npx skills add meta-quest/agentic-tools

Context7 skills installer:

npx ctx7@latest skills install /meta-quest/agentic-tools --all

The repository README⁠ carries the current list for every agent it supports.

Note: metavr init already installs these skills and configures the MCP server. Use the plugin only if you want the skills without running metavr init.

Install Meta VR CLI: install the CLI on its own.

Meta VR CLI overview: how the command line and the MCP server relate.

Troubleshoot Meta VR CLI: fixing duplicate MCP servers.

Meta Horizon Android Studio plugin: what the plugin does beyond bundling the CLI.