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Append Log MCP for VS Code

io.github.bobbyhouse/append-log-mcp

A generic append-only log MCP server. Persist timestamped JSON entries and query them by recency.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:oci

Install Append Log MCP in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "append-log-file",
      "description": "APPEND_LOG_FILE",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "append-log-tools",
      "description": "APPEND_LOG_TOOLS",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "append-log-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "roberthouse224/append-log-mcp:1.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPEND_LOG_FILE": "${input:append-log-file}",
        "APPEND_LOG_TOOLS": "${input:append-log-tools}"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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