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Connect Apollo.io to VS Code

Give VS Code governed access to Apollo.io’s 99 tools through Runlayer, with identity, policy, scanning, and audit on every call.

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Set up

Add Apollo.io to VS Code in four steps

Admins approve the server once. Everyone in VS Code then gets it through the same governed connection.

  1. 1

    Add Apollo.io to Runlayer

    Apollo.io isn’t in the Runlayer catalog yet, so an admin adds it by its MCP server URL.

    Adding a connector manually
  2. 2

    Connect VS Code to Runlayer

    Runlayer’s CLI installs the Runlayer Plugin natively in VS Code; users can also add it over MCP. With direct tool listing turned on for your deployment, Apollo.io’s 99 tools show up in VS Code’s own tool list (VS Code 1.103 or newer).

    VS Code setup guide
  3. 3

    Sign in to Apollo.io

    Sign in the way Apollo.io requires. Runlayer holds the credentials so they stay out of the client’s configuration.

  4. 4

    Use Apollo.io from VS Code

    Apollo.io’s approved tools appear in VS Code. Every call is checked against policy and recorded.

Tools

99 Apollo.io tools in VS Code

Runlayer policy decides which of these VS Code users can call.

  • Create accounts bulk

    Create many accounts (companies) in one call.

  • Create accounts

    Use the Create an Account endpoint to add a new account to your team's Apollo account.

  • Update accounts

    Use the Update an Account endpoint to update existing accounts in your team's Apollo account.

  • Agent analyze performance

    "How is my team performing on outbound?" (synthesized narrative report)

  • Agent build lead scores

    "Build an account score for India-based EV / clean-energy companies."

  • Agent connect mailbox

    "Connect my Gmail / Outlook." | "Apply best-practice send settings."

  • Agent draft sequence copy

    "Draft a 6-step multichannel sequence (3 emails, 2 calls, 1 LinkedIn) for healthcare

  • Agent explain howto

    "How do I connect Apollo to Salesforce / reset my password?"

See all 99 Apollo.io tools

Control

What Runlayer can see and stop in VS Code

Some controls apply to every client at the gateway. Others depend on what VS Code exposes to Runlayer.

  • Gateway policy (available)

    Every Apollo.io call from VS Code passes through Runlayer, where your policies can allow, alert, mask, or block it.

  • Audit trail (available)

    Each call is recorded with the user, VS Code as the client, the tool, and the policy and scanner decisions.

  • Client hooks (available)

    Capture supported prompts, reasoning, local and MCP tool calls, responses, and scanner decisions in real time.

  • Stop a call before it runs (available)

    Runlayer can deny a tool call before VS Code runs it.

  • Block output after it runs (available)

    Runlayer can block a tool’s output before VS Code’s model sees it.

  • Redact output in place (available)

    Runlayer can mask sensitive parts of a tool’s output in VS Code and pass the rest through.

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