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idf mcp for VS Code

io.github.intent-driven-software/idf-mcp

Turn an IDF domain into an MCP server with invariants and role scopes in every tool description.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install idf mcp in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "idf-server",
      "description": "IDF_SERVER",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "idf-domain",
      "description": "IDF_DOMAIN",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "idf-bootstrap",
      "description": "IDF_BOOTSTRAP",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "idf-ontology-path",
      "description": "IDF_ONTOLOGY_PATH",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "idf-auth-token",
      "description": "IDF_AUTH_TOKEN",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "idf-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@intent-driven/mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IDF_SERVER": "${input:idf-server}",
        "IDF_DOMAIN": "${input:idf-domain}",
        "IDF_BOOTSTRAP": "${input:idf-bootstrap}",
        "IDF_ONTOLOGY_PATH": "${input:idf-ontology-path}",
        "IDF_AUTH_TOKEN": "${input:idf-auth-token}"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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