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Askell for VS Code

io.github.neschadin/askell-mcp

MCP server for the Askell payment and subscription API (Bun + stdio)

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Askell in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "askell-private-api-key",
      "description": "ASKELL_PRIVATE_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "askell-public-api-key",
      "description": "ASKELL_PUBLIC_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "askell-env",
      "description": "ASKELL_ENV",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "askell-mutation-gate",
      "description": "ASKELL_MUTATION_GATE",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "askell-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "askell-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ASKELL_PRIVATE_API_KEY": "${input:askell-private-api-key}",
        "ASKELL_PUBLIC_API_KEY": "${input:askell-public-api-key}",
        "ASKELL_ENV": "${input:askell-env}",
        "ASKELL_MUTATION_GATE": "${input:askell-mutation-gate}"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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