VS Code extension that automatically registers the ArgoCD MCP server, making 16 Argo CD tools available to GitHub Copilot Chat and other AI assistants.
Setup
Install the extension (VSIX or Marketplace)
Open VS Code Settings and configure:
Setting
Description
Default
argocd.url
Argo CD server URL
(required)
argocd.token
API bearer token
(required)
argocd.insecure
Skip TLS verification
false
argocd.timeoutMs
API timeout (ms)
30000
argocd.maxLogLines
Max pod log lines
500
argocd.allowedProjects
Project allow-list (comma-separated)
(all)
The ArgoCD MCP Server appears automatically in the MCP Servers panel
Available Tools
After configuration, these tools appear in the Copilot Chat tool picker:
argocd_list_applications — List apps with sync/health status
argocd_get_application — Detailed app info
argocd_create_application — Create new app
argocd_delete_application — Delete app
argocd_sync_application — Trigger sync
argocd_refresh_application — Refresh from cluster/Git
argocd_get_app_diff — Live vs desired diff
argocd_list_revisions — Deployment history
argocd_rollback_application — Rollback to revision
argocd_list_projects — List projects
argocd_get_project — Project details
argocd_list_repositories — List repos
argocd_get_resource_tree — Resource tree
argocd_get_resource — Resource manifest
argocd_get_pod_logs — Pod logs
argocd_list_events — Application events
Example Prompts
Try these in Copilot Chat:
"Show me all ArgoCD apps that are unhealthy"
"What's the sync status of the payments service?"
"Diff the web-frontend app"
"List the last 5 deployments of api-gateway"
"Get the logs from the crashing pod in checkout-service"
Troubleshooting
Server not showing in MCP panel:
Ensure argocd.url and argocd.token are configured
Reload VS Code (Developer: Reload Window)
Connection errors:
Verify the ArgoCD URL is accessible from your machine
