---
title: "Sitecore Module Explorer"
slug: "sitecore-module-explorer"
abstract: "Overview of Sitecore Module Explorer in the Sitecore for Visual Studio plugin."
---
# Sitecore Module Explorer

Sitecore Module Explorer lets you navigate [Sitecore Content Serialization configuration files](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/100/developer-tools/sitecore-content-serialization-structural-overview.html "Sitecore Content Serialization structural overview") as items in a tree structure:

![Illustration showing Sitecore Module Explorer navigating the Sitecore Content Serialization configuration files of a Sitecore Headless Development project.](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/developers/100/developer-tools/images/InitialSitecoreModuleExplorer.png)

The Sitecore Module Explorer displays two buttons at the top:

| Button | Function |
| --- | --- |
| **Refresh** | Refreshes the tree structure. |
| **Watch Enabled/Disabled** | Turns [Sitecore Content Service automatic serialization](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/100/developer-tools/sitecore-content-serialization-structural-overview.html) on and off. |

The tree structure in its initial state displays the following items:

| Item | Represents/contains |
| --- | --- |
| **Sitecore Configuration Root** | Represents [the `sitecore.json` project root configuration file](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/100/developer-tools/sitecore-content-serialization-structural-overview.html). |
| **Modules** | Contains all the configured modules that can be located by following [the glob paths defined in the `sitecore.json` file](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/100/developer-tools/configure-modules.html). |
| **Environments** | Contains all the [environments defined in the `user.json` file](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/100/developer-tools/configure-environments.html). |

You can double-click the items to edit them in a Visual Studio form or in the Visual Studio text editor. You can also right-click the items to open their context menus. Any item that is contained in a `.json` file has a **View Code** option in its context menu that lets you view and edit the raw file content.