Use Arcade in Visual Studio Code

In this guide, you’ll learn how to connect Visual Studio Code to Arcade.dev’s server.

As of version 1.100.0, Visual Studio Code does not yet support MCP authorization . Only that do not require auth, such as math and search tools, will work with Visual Studio Code. We’re working to improve this - stay tuned!

Set up Visual Studio Code

Download and open Visual Studio Code (version 1.100.0 or higher)
Open the command palette and select : Add Server…
Choose HTTP
Paste the following URL: https://api.arcade.dev/v1/mcps/arcade-anon/mcp

This URL is Arcade’s public beta server. We’d love to hear your feedback! Coming soon: deploy a server with your own .
Give your server a name, like mcp-arcade-dev

Visual Studio Code will update your settings.json file with the following:

JSON


    "mcp": {
        "servers": {
            "mcp-arcade-dev": {
                "url": "https://api.arcade.dev/v1/mcps/arcade-anon/mcp"
            }
        }
    },

Try it out

Open the chat pane (typically Cmd-Shift-I or Ctrl-Shift-I)
Make sure you are in mode
Click the 🛠️ button, which opens a panel of available tools
Click to select the you want to use, and type your request in the chat pane!