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Chess UCI for VS Code

io.github.anglerfishchess/chess-uci-mcp

Analyze chess positions and get best moves from UCI engines such as Stockfish or Leela

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install Chess UCI in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "chess-uci-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "chess-uci-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires agent mode. MCP: Open User Configuration puts the same block in every workspace. VS Code docs

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