VSCode as MCP Server

Name: VSCode as MCP Server
Author: acomagu

acomagu

VSCode extension that exposes file viewing, editing and terminal features as MCP tools for clients such as Claude Desktop.

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

claude mcp add vscode-as -- npx vscode-as-mcp-server

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.vscode-as]
command = "npx"
args = ["vscode-as-mcp-server"]

# codex mcp add vscode-as -- npx vscode-as-mcp-server

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vscode-as": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "vscode-as-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "vscode-as": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "vscode-as-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vscode-as": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "vscode-as-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vscode-as": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "vscode-as-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vscode-as": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "vscode-as-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}