Merge pull request #271512 from schaffererin/userstory236647

Added doc on AKS VS Code extension

Author: AnnaMHuff

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+---
+title: Use the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) extension for Visual Studio Code
+description: Learn how to the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) extension for Visual Studio Code to manage your Kubernetes clusters.
+author: schaffererin
+ms.topic: article
+ms.date: 04/08/2024
+ms.author: schaffererin
+ms.service: azure-kubernetes-service
+---
+
+# Use the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) extension for Visual Studio Code
+
+The Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) extension for Visual Studio Code allows you to easily view and manage your AKS clusters from your development environment.
+
+## Features
+
+The Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) extension for Visual Studio Code provides a rich set of features to help you manage your AKS clusters, including:
+
+* **Merge into Kubeconfig**: Merge your AKS cluster into your `kubeconfig` file to manage your cluster from the command line.
+* **Save Kubeconfig**: Save your AKS cluster configuration to a file.
+* **AKS Diagnostics**: View diagnostics information based on your cluster's backend telemetry for identity, security, networking, node health, and create, upgrade, delete, and scale issues.
+* **AKS Periscope**: Extract detailed diagnostic information and export it to an Azure storage account for further analysis.
+* **Install Azure Service Operator (ASO)**: Deploy the latest version of ASO and provision Azure resources within Kubernetes.
+* **Start or stop a cluster**: Start or stop your AKS cluster to save costs when you're not using it.
+
+For more information, see [AKS extension for Visual Studio Code features](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/azure/aksextensions#_features).
+
+## Installation
+
+1. Open Visual Studio Code.
+2. In the **Extensions** view, search for **Azure Kubernetes Service**.
+3. Select the **Azure Kubernetes Service** extension and then select **Install**.
+
+For more information, see [Install the AKS extension for Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/azure/aksextensions#_install-the-azure-kubernetes-services-extension).
+
+## Next steps
+
+To learn more about other AKS add-ons and extensions, see [Add-ons, extensions, and other integrations with AKS](./integrations.md).
+