Forge MCP for VS Code

io.github.frmoded/forge-mcp

MCP server + tools for the Forge E-- generative-music authoring loop (compile / run / commit).

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install Forge MCP in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "forge-transpile-url",
      "description": "FORGE_TRANSPILE_URL",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "forge-vault-path",
      "description": "FORGE_VAULT_PATH",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "forge-mcp-bearer",
      "description": "FORGE_MCP_BEARER",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "forge-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "forge-recipe-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FORGE_TRANSPILE_URL": "${input:forge-transpile-url}",
        "FORGE_VAULT_PATH": "${input:forge-vault-path}",
        "FORGE_MCP_BEARER": "${input:forge-mcp-bearer}"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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