Ignition MCP for VS Code

io.github.jsgorana/ignition-mcp

MCP server for Inductive Automation Ignition: tags, alarms, history, and Perspective

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install Ignition MCP in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "ignition-url",
      "description": "IGNITION_URL",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "ignition-api-token",
      "description": "IGNITION_API_TOKEN",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "ignition-bridge-secret",
      "description": "IGNITION_BRIDGE_SECRET",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "ignition-allow-writes",
      "description": "IGNITION_ALLOW_WRITES",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "ignition-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "ignition-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IGNITION_URL": "${input:ignition-url}",
        "IGNITION_API_TOKEN": "${input:ignition-api-token}",
        "IGNITION_BRIDGE_SECRET": "${input:ignition-bridge-secret}",
        "IGNITION_ALLOW_WRITES": "${input:ignition-allow-writes}"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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