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Close API for VS Code

city.close/close-api

Walk, bike, and transit travel times from every US census block to nearby amenities.

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Install Close API in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "close-api": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.close.city/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Requires agent mode. MCP: Open User Configuration puts the same block in every workspace. VS Code docs

What VS Code can do once it is connected

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