mcp reference server for VS Code

io.github.markusvankempen/mcp-reference-server

Reference MCP server to check, validate and test clients and SEPs. 22 tools, stdio and HTTP.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install mcp reference server in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mcp-api-key",
      "description": "MCP_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "auth-mode",
      "description": "AUTH_MODE",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mcp-users",
      "description": "MCP_USERS",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "rate-limit",
      "description": "RATE_LIMIT",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "mcp-reference-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-reference-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_API_KEY": "${input:mcp-api-key}",
        "AUTH_MODE": "${input:auth-mode}",
        "MCP_USERS": "${input:mcp-users}",
        "RATE_LIMIT": "${input:rate-limit}"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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