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WhyNote for VS Code

io.github.coooolinz/why-note

Read-only search, todo listing, and daily note access for a WhyNote account

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install WhyNote in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json 

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "note-url",
      "description": "NOTE_URL",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "note-token",
      "description": "NOTE_TOKEN",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "why-note": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "why-note-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NOTE_URL": "${input:note-url}",
        "NOTE_TOKEN": "${input:note-token}"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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