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ShieldFive for VS Code

io.github.shieldfive/mcp

Move files off your computer into an E2E-encrypted vault, verified first. Decrypts locally.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install ShieldFive in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "shieldfive-grant",
      "description": "SHIELDFIVE_GRANT",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "shieldfive-mcp-roots",
      "description": "SHIELDFIVE_MCP_ROOTS",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@shieldfive/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHIELDFIVE_GRANT": "${input:shieldfive-grant}",
        "SHIELDFIVE_MCP_ROOTS": "${input:shieldfive-mcp-roots}"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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