mcp for VS Code
io.github.blockchainacademics/mcp
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client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install mcp in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "bca-api-key",
"description": "BCA_API_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "bca-api-base",
"description": "BCA_API_BASE",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@blockchainacademics/mcp"
],
"env": {
"BCA_API_KEY": "${input:bca-api-key}",
"BCA_API_BASE": "${input:bca-api-base}"
}
}
}
}
VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs