Azure Pipelines Runner
Your Azure DevOps pipelines, right where you code.
Monitor builds, stages, jobs, and task logs directly from the VS Code sidebar. No more context-switching just to check if your pipeline passed.
Features
- Live build monitoring — Real-time build status with configurable auto-polling
- Full pipeline hierarchy — Navigate from project → pipeline → build → stage → job → task
- Log viewer — Inspect task logs with syntax highlighting directly in the editor
- Run & cancel builds — Trigger new runs or cancel in-progress builds from the sidebar
- Stage approvals — Approve or reject pending stage gates without opening the browser
- Retry failed stages — Re-run a failed stage with a single click
- Build retention — Mark builds to prevent automatic deletion
- Multiple accounts — Connect to multiple Azure DevOps organizations simultaneously
- Microsoft sign-in — Authenticate with your Microsoft account (recommended) or a Personal Access Token
- Secure credential storage — Credentials are stored using VS Code's built-in Secret Storage
Screenshots
Pipelines
Builds
Stages, Jobs & Tasks
Getting Started
- Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace
- Open the Azure Pipelines Runner panel in the sidebar
- Click Add Account and choose how to connect:
- Sign in with Microsoft (recommended) — uses your Microsoft account via VS Code's built-in auth provider; no PAT needed
- Personal Access Token (PAT) — enter your organization name and a PAT manually
- Your projects, pipelines, and builds will load automatically
- You can add multiple accounts and switch between them at any time from the Accounts view
Requirements
- An Azure DevOps Services (cloud) account
- Authentication — choose one:
- Microsoft account (recommended) — your organization must be linked to Azure AD and you must be a member of the organization
- Personal Access Token (PAT) with the following scopes:
- Build: Read & Execute
- Release: Read, Write, Execute & Manage
Note: Azure DevOps Server (on-premises) is not supported.
Extension Settings
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
azurePipelinesRunner.enablePolling |
true |
Automatically refresh build status |
azurePipelinesRunner.pollingIntervalSeconds |
5 |
Polling interval in seconds (1–60) |
azurePipelinesRunner.buildsPerPage |
5 |
Number of builds to show per pipeline (1–50) |
No manual configuration required — accounts are managed through the Accounts view.
Migration note: If you previously stored credentials in settings.json, they will be automatically migrated to secure storage on first activation.
Contributing
Found a bug or have an idea? All contributions are welcome.
- Bug reports & feature requests — Open an issue on GitHub
- Pull requests — Clone the repo, run
npm install, and press F5 in VS Code to launch the Extension Development Host
Roadmap
Track upcoming features and progress on the GitHub Project Board.
Changelog
See CHANGELOG.md for the full release history.
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