Writing MCP for VS Code
io.github.hannasdev/mcp-writing
Metadata-first fiction editing and reasoning tools for long-form writing projects.
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install Writing MCP in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "writing-sync-dir",
"description": "WRITING_SYNC_DIR",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "db-path",
"description": "DB_PATH",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "ownership-guard-mode",
"description": "OWNERSHIP_GUARD_MODE",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"mcp-writing": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@hanna84/mcp-writing"
],
"env": {
"WRITING_SYNC_DIR": "${input:writing-sync-dir}",
"DB_PATH": "${input:db-path}",
"OWNERSHIP_GUARD_MODE": "${input:ownership-guard-mode}"
}
}
}
}VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs