pincer for VS Code
io.github.vouchlyai/pincer
Secure grip for your agent's secrets - security-hardened MCP gateway with proxy token architecture
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install pincer in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "pincer-proxy-token",
"description": "PINCER_PROXY_TOKEN",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "openwebui-url",
"description": "OPENWEBUI_URL",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "openai-compatible-url",
"description": "OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_URL",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "audit-log-path",
"description": "AUDIT_LOG_PATH",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"pincer": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"pincer-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PINCER_PROXY_TOKEN": "${input:pincer-proxy-token}",
"OPENWEBUI_URL": "${input:openwebui-url}",
"OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_URL": "${input:openai-compatible-url}",
"AUDIT_LOG_PATH": "${input:audit-log-path}"
}
}
}
}VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs