mcp server for VS Code
io.github.apitier/mcp-server
APITier utility APIs as MCP tools: validation, UK/India address lookup, barcode/QR, data conversion.
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install mcp server in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "apitier-email-key",
"description": "APITIER_EMAIL_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "apitier-phone-key",
"description": "APITIER_PHONE_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "apitier-vat-key",
"description": "APITIER_VAT_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "apitier-postcode-key",
"description": "APITIER_POSTCODE_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "apitier-pincode-key",
"description": "APITIER_PINCODE_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "apitier-barcode-key",
"description": "APITIER_BARCODE_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "apitier-convert-data-key",
"description": "APITIER_CONVERT_DATA_KEY",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@apitier/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"APITIER_EMAIL_KEY": "${input:apitier-email-key}",
"APITIER_PHONE_KEY": "${input:apitier-phone-key}",
"APITIER_VAT_KEY": "${input:apitier-vat-key}",
"APITIER_POSTCODE_KEY": "${input:apitier-postcode-key}",
"APITIER_PINCODE_KEY": "${input:apitier-pincode-key}",
"APITIER_BARCODE_KEY": "${input:apitier-barcode-key}",
"APITIER_CONVERT_DATA_KEY": "${input:apitier-convert-data-key}"
}
}
}
}
VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs