essentials for VS Code
io.github.fieldcure/essentials
Essential MCP server: HTTP, web search, downloads, Wolfram|Alpha, shell, JS, file I/O, memory.
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:nuget
Install essentials in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "essentials-search-engine",
"description": "ESSENTIALS_SEARCH_ENGINE",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "essentials-search-api-key",
"description": "ESSENTIALS_SEARCH_API_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "serper-api-key",
"description": "SERPER_API_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "serpapi-api-key",
"description": "SERPAPI_API_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "tavily-api-key",
"description": "TAVILY_API_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "wolfram-appid",
"description": "WOLFRAM_APPID",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "essentials-memory-path",
"description": "ESSENTIALS_MEMORY_PATH",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "essentials-download-directory",
"description": "ESSENTIALS_DOWNLOAD_DIRECTORY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "essentials-settings-path",
"description": "ESSENTIALS_SETTINGS_PATH",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"essentials": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "dnx",
"args": [
"FieldCure.Mcp.Essentials",
"--yes"
],
"env": {
"ESSENTIALS_SEARCH_ENGINE": "${input:essentials-search-engine}",
"ESSENTIALS_SEARCH_API_KEY": "${input:essentials-search-api-key}",
"SERPER_API_KEY": "${input:serper-api-key}",
"SERPAPI_API_KEY": "${input:serpapi-api-key}",
"TAVILY_API_KEY": "${input:tavily-api-key}",
"WOLFRAM_APPID": "${input:wolfram-appid}",
"ESSENTIALS_MEMORY_PATH": "${input:essentials-memory-path}",
"ESSENTIALS_DOWNLOAD_DIRECTORY": "${input:essentials-download-directory}",
"ESSENTIALS_SETTINGS_PATH": "${input:essentials-settings-path}"
}
}
}
}
VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs