Your APIs. Handled For You.
Artery is an AI-powered API workflow tool built for macOS with Docker, snapshots, and more.
This extension connects your VS Code AI agent directly to Artery, so it can create collections, send requests, read responses, and manage environments. All without leaving your editor.
No files to configure. Just install and go.
Setup
1. Open the Artery app
2. Turn on the MCP Agentic Server
Click the MCP icon in the Artery toolbar. When it turns green, the MCP Agentic Server is on and ready.
Red means off. Green means on.
3. Install this extension in VS Code
That's it, your AI agent now has access to your Artery workspace.
What your agent can do
Allowed by default
| Tool |
Description |
| list_folders |
List all folders and collections in Artery |
| read_folder |
See all requests inside a specific folder |
| create_folder |
Create a new folder or nested subfolder |
| rename_item |
Rename a request or folder |
| move_items |
Move a folder or request to a different location |
| delete_folder |
Delete a folder and everything inside it |
| create_request |
Create an API request with URL, method, body, and content type |
| modify_request |
Update URL, method, body, or content type on an existing request |
| delete_request |
Delete a request |
| send_request |
Execute a stored request and return the live response |
| read_response |
Read the last saved response — status, body, headers, and timing |
Requires user permission
These tools are gated behind toggles in Artery Settings → AI Permissions. Your agent will tell you if one needs to be enabled.
Log Access
Allows the agent to read logs from your running backend.
| Tool |
Description |
| read_docker_logs |
Read recent logs from the Docker container connected in Artery |
| read_terminal_logs |
Read recent logs from the terminal session running in Artery |
Secret Access
Allows the agent to read and write auth credentials on requests (bearer tokens, API keys, basic auth).
| Tool |
Description |
| create_request |
Accepts auth fields when Secret Access is on |
| modify_request |
Can update auth fields when Secret Access is on |
Environment Access
Allows the agent to read and manage your environments and variables.
| Tool |
Description |
| list_environments |
List all environments (returns id and name) |
| read_environment |
Get the full details of an environment including all variables |
| create_environment |
Create a new environment |
| rename_environment |
Rename an existing environment |
| delete_environment |
Delete an environment and all its variables |
| create_variable |
Add a new variable to an environment |
| modify_variable |
Update the key or value of an existing variable |
| move_variable |
Move a variable from one environment to another |
| delete_variable |
Delete a variable from an environment |
Requirements
- macOS
- Artery installed
- VS Code 1.99+
