ridealong for VS Code

io.github.williamblaismedia-create/ridealong

Watch your AI drive a real Chrome live, point, approve, or take the wheel from your phone.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install ridealong in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "ridealong-data-dir",
      "description": "RIDEALONG_DATA_DIR",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "ridealong-live-port",
      "description": "RIDEALONG_LIVE_PORT",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "ridealong-video",
      "description": "RIDEALONG_VIDEO",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "ridealong": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ridealong-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RIDEALONG_DATA_DIR": "${input:ridealong-data-dir}",
        "RIDEALONG_LIVE_PORT": "${input:ridealong-live-port}",
        "RIDEALONG_VIDEO": "${input:ridealong-video}"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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