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
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