VS Code Vigil — an outside witness for AI agents vigil_watchdog_status
How to: VS Code Vigil — an outside witness for AI agents vigil_watchdog_status
Add Vigil — an outside witness for AI agents to VS Code
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Open .vscode/mcp.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.
{
"servers": {
"vigil": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://vigilnotary.com/mcp"
}
}
}-
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Save the file and restart VS Code.
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Ask for something vigil_watchdog_status does. VS Code lists the server's tools on connect and calls vigil_watchdog_status itself — you do not invoke it by name.
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If nothing happens, check the server is running and that Vigil — an outside witness for AI agents'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
Same tool, other clients
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.