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VS Code Unicode escape_string

How to: VS Code Unicode escape_string

client:VS Code transport:streamable-http tool:escape_string

Add Unicode to VS Code

  1. 01

    Open .vscode/mcp.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.

{
  "servers": {
    "unicode": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/unicode/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  1. 02

    Save the file and restart VS Code.

  2. 03

    Ask for something escape_string does. VS Code lists the server's tools on connect and calls escape_string itself — you do not invoke it by name.

  3. 04

    If nothing happens, check the server is running and that Unicode's identifier in your config matches the one above exactly.

Requires agent mode. MCP: Open User Configuration puts the same block in every workspace. VS Code docs

Set these first

Unicode will not start until these are set, so escape_string never becomes available.

  • PIPEWORX_API_KEY

Same tool, other clients

This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 14 November 2026. It is what the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.