ask llm for VS Code
io.github.lykhoyda/ask-llm
Unified MCP server for Gemini, Codex, Claude, Grok, Ollama, and Antigravity
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install ask llm in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "xai-api-key",
"description": "XAI_API_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "ask-grok-harness",
"description": "ASK_GROK_HARNESS",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "ask-grok-model",
"description": "ASK_GROK_MODEL",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "ask-grok-reasoning-effort",
"description": "ASK_GROK_REASONING_EFFORT",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "ask-grok-max-output-tokens",
"description": "ASK_GROK_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "ask-grok-timeout-ms",
"description": "ASK_GROK_TIMEOUT_MS",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "cursor-api-key",
"description": "CURSOR_API_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "ask-cursor-timeout-ms",
"description": "ASK_CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "ask-claude-model",
"description": "ASK_CLAUDE_MODEL",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "ask-claude-fallback-model",
"description": "ASK_CLAUDE_FALLBACK_MODEL",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "ask-claude-timeout-ms",
"description": "ASK_CLAUDE_TIMEOUT_MS",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "ollama-host",
"description": "OLLAMA_HOST",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "ask-antigravity-timeout-ms",
"description": "ASK_ANTIGRAVITY_TIMEOUT_MS",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "ask-antigravity-sandbox",
"description": "ASK_ANTIGRAVITY_SANDBOX",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "gmcpt-timeout-ms",
"description": "GMCPT_TIMEOUT_MS",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "gmcpt-log-level",
"description": "GMCPT_LOG_LEVEL",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"ask-llm": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ask-llm/mcp"
],
"env": {
"XAI_API_KEY": "${input:xai-api-key}",
"ASK_GROK_HARNESS": "${input:ask-grok-harness}",
"ASK_GROK_MODEL": "${input:ask-grok-model}",
"ASK_GROK_REASONING_EFFORT": "${input:ask-grok-reasoning-effort}",
"ASK_GROK_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS": "${input:ask-grok-max-output-tokens}",
"ASK_GROK_TIMEOUT_MS": "${input:ask-grok-timeout-ms}",
"CURSOR_API_KEY": "${input:cursor-api-key}",
"ASK_CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS": "${input:ask-cursor-timeout-ms}",
"ASK_CLAUDE_MODEL": "${input:ask-claude-model}",
"ASK_CLAUDE_FALLBACK_MODEL": "${input:ask-claude-fallback-model}",
"ASK_CLAUDE_TIMEOUT_MS": "${input:ask-claude-timeout-ms}",
"OLLAMA_HOST": "${input:ollama-host}",
"ASK_ANTIGRAVITY_TIMEOUT_MS": "${input:ask-antigravity-timeout-ms}",
"ASK_ANTIGRAVITY_SANDBOX": "${input:ask-antigravity-sandbox}",
"GMCPT_TIMEOUT_MS": "${input:gmcpt-timeout-ms}",
"GMCPT_LOG_LEVEL": "${input:gmcpt-log-level}"
}
}
}
}
VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs