Render Useful MCP for VS Code

io.github.lusrodri/render-useful-mcp

MCP server for the Render Public API: all 207 endpoints plus workflow tools.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Render Useful MCP in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "render-api-key",
      "description": "RENDER_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "render-workspace-id",
      "description": "RENDER_WORKSPACE_ID",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "render-mcp-toolsets",
      "description": "RENDER_MCP_TOOLSETS",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "render-mcp-read-only",
      "description": "RENDER_MCP_READ_ONLY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "render-mcp-dynamic-toolsets",
      "description": "RENDER_MCP_DYNAMIC_TOOLSETS",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "render-useful-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "render-useful-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RENDER_API_KEY": "${input:render-api-key}",
        "RENDER_WORKSPACE_ID": "${input:render-workspace-id}",
        "RENDER_MCP_TOOLSETS": "${input:render-mcp-toolsets}",
        "RENDER_MCP_READ_ONLY": "${input:render-mcp-read-only}",
        "RENDER_MCP_DYNAMIC_TOOLSETS": "${input:render-mcp-dynamic-toolsets}"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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