VS Code Is This Site Down? check_certificate

Add Is This Site Down? to VS Code

1. 01

   Open .vscode/mcp.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.

{
  "servers": {
    "is-it-down": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://downforjustmeoreveryone.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

2. 02

   Save the file and restart VS Code.

3. 03

   Ask for something check_certificate does. VS Code lists the server's tools on connect and calls check_certificate itself — you do not invoke it by name.

4. 04

   If nothing happens, check the server is running and that Is This Site Down?'s identifier in your config matches the one above exactly.

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

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