aethyn browser mcp for VS Code

io.github.aethynio/aethyn-browser-mcp

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client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install aethyn browser mcp in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "aethyn-username",
      "description": "AETHYN_USERNAME",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "aethyn-password",
      "description": "AETHYN_PASSWORD",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "aethyn-default-tier",
      "description": "AETHYN_DEFAULT_TIER",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "aethyn-browser-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "aethyn-browser-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AETHYN_USERNAME": "${input:aethyn-username}",
        "AETHYN_PASSWORD": "${input:aethyn-password}",
        "AETHYN_DEFAULT_TIER": "${input:aethyn-default-tier}"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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