Viewing and managing MCP servers in VS Code

You can view and manage MCP servers that are added in VS Code.

You must have completed the following task:

  1. Open VS Code.
  2. Click the Settings icon in the chat interface.
    The Agent Customizations window is displayed.
  3. Select MCP Servers.
    The configured MCP servers are displayed.
  4. Right-click the MCP server you want to manage and select one of the following actions:
    • Start Server to start the MCP server.
    • Stop Server to stop the MCP server.
    • Enable Server to make the MCP server available for use.
    • Disable Server to prevent the MCP server from being used.
    • Show Configuration to view the configuration of the added MCP server.
  5. When prompted, authenticate with the MCP server:
    1. Click Allow when VS Code displays a notification indicating that the MCP server requires authentication.
    2. Click Open when prompted to open an external website.
    3. Sign in to DevOps Loop by using your credentials.
    4. Review the consent request and click Yes to grant access.

    After successful authentication, the available MCP tools are displayed.

    Note: MCP server sessions expire after 30 minutes of inactivity. If no tool calls occur during this period, you must authenticate again before using the MCP server.
You can view the status of configured MCP servers and manage their availability from the MCP Servers view. Authenticated MCP servers are available for use in VS Code.