MCP Canary for VS Code

com.mcpcanary/inspect

Inspect any remote MCP server: transport, protocol, tools, and side-effect hints. No tool calls.

client:VS Code transport:streamable-http tools:2

Install MCP Canary in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "inspect": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.mcpcanary.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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