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formio mcp for VS Code

io.form/formio-mcp

Create and manage Form.io forms, resources, actions, roles, and projects from your AI agent.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install formio mcp in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "formio-project-url",
      "description": "FORMIO_PROJECT_URL",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "formio-base-url",
      "description": "FORMIO_BASE_URL",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "formio-api-key",
      "description": "FORMIO_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "formio-login-form",
      "description": "FORMIO_LOGIN_FORM",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "formio-force-browser",
      "description": "FORMIO_FORCE_BROWSER",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "formio-insecure-tls",
      "description": "FORMIO_INSECURE_TLS",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "formio-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@formio/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FORMIO_PROJECT_URL": "${input:formio-project-url}",
        "FORMIO_BASE_URL": "${input:formio-base-url}",
        "FORMIO_API_KEY": "${input:formio-api-key}",
        "FORMIO_LOGIN_FORM": "${input:formio-login-form}",
        "FORMIO_FORCE_BROWSER": "${input:formio-force-browser}",
        "FORMIO_INSECURE_TLS": "${input:formio-insecure-tls}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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