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How to use Apollo with VS Code

You want Apollo inside VS Code so it can find target accounts, build a qualified prospect list, enrich known contacts, and check usage before research — without you copy-pasting between tabs. Here is the whole setup, once.

Create your Apollo gateway

The gateway is the thing VS Code connects to, and it is where you decide which Apollo tools an agent may use. You create it once and every client reuses it.

  1. Create an Arcade account

    Sign up and open the dashboard. The free tier is enough to follow this through.

  2. Create an MCP Gateway and select your Apollo tools

    In the dashboard, create a gateway and pick the Apollo tools you want to expose. The gateway is what your client connects to, and it is where tool access is decided.

  3. Copy your gateway URL

    Every client below needs it.

    https://api.arcade.dev/mcp/<YOUR-GATEWAY-SLUG>

Create a Apollo gateway Opens the gateway builder in your Arcade dashboard.

Connect the gateway to VS Code

  1. Add the server

    VS Code 1.107.0 or higher. Command Palette → MCP: Add Server… → choose HTTP, paste your gateway URL, and name it something like mcp-arcade.

  2. Start it and authenticate

    Click Start next to the server in mcp.json or under Extensions → MCP Servers - Installed, then approve the Arcade sign-in and consent screens.

  3. Try it out

    Open the chat pane, switch to Agent mode, and ask it to use one of your Apollo tools.

Full VS Code guide in the docs steps verified 2026-08-13

Try these Apollo prompts

VS Code can now act on your Apollo account. Click a prompt to copy it.

Apollo searches can expose prospect and company data, so limit the agent to the read-only tools it needs. Pair that with Contextual Access policies to control access by context and require approval for broader searches.

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