VS Code Crime Data API (US cities) crime_compare
How to: VS Code Crime Data API (US cities) crime_compare
Add Crime Data API (US cities) to VS Code
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Open .vscode/mcp.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.
{
"servers": {
"crime-data-api": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://crimedata.dev/mcp"
}
}
}-
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Save the file and restart VS Code.
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Ask for something crime_compare does. VS Code lists the server's tools on connect and calls crime_compare itself — you do not invoke it by name.
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If nothing happens, check the server is running and that Crime Data API (US cities)'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
Same tool, other clients
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 9 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.