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IBM Code Engine MCP Server for VS Code

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client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install IBM Code Engine MCP Server in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "ibmcloud-api-key",
      "description": "IBMCLOUD_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "ibmcloud-region",
      "description": "IBMCLOUD_REGION",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "container-runtime",
      "description": "CONTAINER_RUNTIME",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "code-engine-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "code-engine-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IBMCLOUD_API_KEY": "${input:ibmcloud-api-key}",
        "IBMCLOUD_REGION": "${input:ibmcloud-region}",
        "CONTAINER_RUNTIME": "${input:container-runtime}"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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