Help Scout MCP Server for VS Code
io.github.drewburchfield/help-scout-mcp
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client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install Help Scout MCP Server in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "helpscout-app-id",
"description": "HELPSCOUT_APP_ID",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "helpscout-app-secret",
"description": "HELPSCOUT_APP_SECRET",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "redact-message-content",
"description": "REDACT_MESSAGE_CONTENT",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"help-scout-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"help-scout-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"HELPSCOUT_APP_ID": "${input:helpscout-app-id}",
"HELPSCOUT_APP_SECRET": "${input:helpscout-app-secret}",
"REDACT_MESSAGE_CONTENT": "${input:redact-message-content}"
}
}
}
}VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs