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open mcp apps for VS Code

io.github.2nd1st/open-mcp-apps

Persistent, interactive MCP Apps — the AI builds an app once, you both reuse it

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install open mcp apps in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "oma-db",
      "description": "OMA_DB",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "oma-viewer",
      "description": "OMA_VIEWER",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "oma-dynamic-tools",
      "description": "OMA_DYNAMIC_TOOLS",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "open-mcp-apps": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@2nd1st/open-mcp-apps"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OMA_DB": "${input:oma-db}",
        "OMA_VIEWER": "${input:oma-viewer}",
        "OMA_DYNAMIC_TOOLS": "${input:oma-dynamic-tools}"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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