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zsh tool for VS Code

io.github.arktechnwa/zsh-tool

Zsh for Claude Code. PTY mode lets Claude type passwords. NEVERHANG + A.L.A.N.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install zsh tool in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "alan-db-path",
      "description": "ALAN_DB_PATH",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "zsh-tool": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zsh-tool-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALAN_DB_PATH": "${input:alan-db-path}"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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