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MCP VS Code for Claude Code

io.github.mario-andreschak/mcp-vscode

A self-hosted VS Code workbench embedded as an interactive MCP App.

client:Claude Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install MCP VS Code in Claude Code

run in your project directory

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen.

claude mcp add mcp-vscode -e MCP_VSCODE_WORKSPACE=<MCP_VSCODE_WORKSPACE> -e MCP_VSCODE_RENDER_MODE=<MCP_VSCODE_RENDER_MODE> -e MCP_VSCODE_STREAM_BROWSER=<MCP_VSCODE_STREAM_BROWSER> -e MCP_VSCODE_STREAM_NO_SANDBOX=<MCP_VSCODE_STREAM_NO_SANDBOX> -- npx -y @mario.andreschak/mcp-vscode

Adds it for this project only. Append --scope user to make it available everywhere. Claude Code docs

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