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ZulipChat MCP Server for VS Code

io.github.akougkas/zulipchat

ZulipChat MCP: Connect AI to Zulip with 60+ tools for messaging, streams, events, and analytics

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install ZulipChat MCP Server in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "zulip-email",
      "description": "ZULIP_EMAIL",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "zulip-api-key",
      "description": "ZULIP_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "zulip-site",
      "description": "ZULIP_SITE",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "zulipchat": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zulipchat-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZULIP_EMAIL": "${input:zulip-email}",
        "ZULIP_API_KEY": "${input:zulip-api-key}",
        "ZULIP_SITE": "${input:zulip-site}"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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