readfetch for VS Code
io.github.readfetch/mcp-x402-proxy
Stdio MCP proxy: free probe, then x402-paid ReadFetch tools; for hosts that cannot sign x402.
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install readfetch in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "evm-private-key",
"description": "EVM_PRIVATE_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "readfetch-max-payment-usd",
"description": "READFETCH_MAX_PAYMENT_USD",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "readfetch-mcp-url",
"description": "READFETCH_MCP_URL",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "readfetch-dev",
"description": "READFETCH_DEV",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"mcp-x402-proxy": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@readfetch/mcp-x402-proxy"
],
"env": {
"EVM_PRIVATE_KEY": "${input:evm-private-key}",
"READFETCH_MAX_PAYMENT_USD": "${input:readfetch-max-payment-usd}",
"READFETCH_MCP_URL": "${input:readfetch-mcp-url}",
"READFETCH_DEV": "${input:readfetch-dev}"
}
}
}
}VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs