Close the tab. Open the sidebar.
A VS Code sidebar that streams your GitHub Actions workflows in real time. Re-run, cancel, tail logs, and copy failure context to your clipboard — without leaving the editor.
Why
The Actions tab is a context switch. Workflow Monitor puts your CI in the same view as your code — so the failed job, the line that broke it, and the fix all live in the same window.
Features
Live workflow tree. Workflows → runs → jobs → steps in one always-on sidebar. Polling tightens automatically while anything is in-flight.
Rich log view. Click a job and the log opens in a tab — one continuous
timeline, collapsible per-step, ANSI colours, auto-scroll-follow, inline
callouts for ##[error] / ##[warning] lines.
One-click copy. Copy a full job log or a focused failure context (metadata + the failing step's output) to your clipboard.
Re-run, cancel, dispatch. Trigger workflow_dispatch with typed inputs,
re-run only the failed jobs, or cancel a run mid-flight — from the tree.
Artifacts & branch focus. Browse and download artifacts per run; filter the tree to the branch you're working on.
Quiet when idle, loud when it matters. Status-bar pill at a glance. Opt-in notifications on failure, success, or action-required approvals.
Settings
| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
workflowMonitor.activePollIntervalMs |
2500 |
Poll cadence while any run is in-progress. |
workflowMonitor.idlePollIntervalMs |
30000 |
Poll cadence when nothing is running. |
workflowMonitor.runsPerWorkflow |
5 |
Recent runs shown per workflow. |
workflowMonitor.showStatusBar |
true |
Show the latest run status in the status bar. |
workflowMonitor.notifyOnFailure |
false |
Notify when a run completes with a failure. |
workflowMonitor.notifyOnSuccess |
false |
Notify when a run completes successfully. |
workflowMonitor.notifyOnActionRequired |
true |
Notify when a run needs manual approval. |
License
MIT.