OpenSTEM for VS Code
io.github.kimi94279-glitch/openstem-mcp
STEM study tools: LaTeX/circuit figures, math and unit checks, PDF/HWP reading, exam/slide export
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:pypi
Install OpenSTEM in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "openstem-output-dir",
"description": "OPENSTEM_OUTPUT_DIR",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "openstem-input-dir",
"description": "OPENSTEM_INPUT_DIR",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "openstem-lms-school",
"description": "OPENSTEM_LMS_SCHOOL",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "openstem-lms-token",
"description": "OPENSTEM_LMS_TOKEN",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "openstem-lms-calendar-url",
"description": "OPENSTEM_LMS_CALENDAR_URL",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"openstem-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"openstem-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OPENSTEM_OUTPUT_DIR": "${input:openstem-output-dir}",
"OPENSTEM_INPUT_DIR": "${input:openstem-input-dir}",
"OPENSTEM_LMS_SCHOOL": "${input:openstem-lms-school}",
"OPENSTEM_LMS_TOKEN": "${input:openstem-lms-token}",
"OPENSTEM_LMS_CALENDAR_URL": "${input:openstem-lms-calendar-url}"
}
}
}
}VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs