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macwhisper mcp server for VS Code

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Install macwhisper mcp server in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "macwhisper-allowed-paths",
      "description": "MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "macwhisper-cli",
      "description": "MACWHISPER_CLI",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "macwhisper-log-path",
      "description": "MACWHISPER_LOG_PATH",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "macwhisper-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "macwhisper-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS": "${input:macwhisper-allowed-paths}",
        "MACWHISPER_CLI": "${input:macwhisper-cli}",
        "MACWHISPER_LOG_PATH": "${input:macwhisper-log-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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