backlink-guard for VS Code

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client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install backlink-guard in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "glasser-api-key",
      "description": "GLASSER_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "aisa-api-key",
      "description": "AISA_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "goanyapi-api-key",
      "description": "GOANYAPI_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "backlink-guard-state",
      "description": "BACKLINK_GUARD_STATE",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "backlink-guard": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "backlink-guard"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GLASSER_API_KEY": "${input:glasser-api-key}",
        "AISA_API_KEY": "${input:aisa-api-key}",
        "GOANYAPI_API_KEY": "${input:goanyapi-api-key}",
        "BACKLINK_GUARD_STATE": "${input:backlink-guard-state}"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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