vscode-mcp

Overview

VSCode MCP is a comprehensive solution that bridges the gap between AI assistants and VSCode development environments. It exposes various tools through MCP protocol, including diagnostics, symbol information, references, and safe file operations. The server leverages VSCode's Language Server Protocol (LSP) to provide real-time code analysis without executing slow commands like tsc or eslint.

Try asking AI

After installing, here are 3 things you can ask your AI assistant:

• execute_command

  Execute VSCode commands with JSON string arguments

  Try:Run the TypeScript type checking commandTry:Execute the 'Format Document' command
• get_symbol_lsp_info

  Get comprehensive LSP info (definition, hover, signatures, etc.)

  Try:Show me the definition of this functionTry:Get hover information for this variable
• get_diagnostics

  Get real-time diagnostics, replace slow tsc/eslint

  Try:Show me all TypeScript errors in the projectTry:Get ESLint warnings for this file
• get_references

  Find symbol references with usage context code

  Try:Find all usages of this functionTry:Show where this variable is referenced
• health_check

  Test connection to VSCode MCP Bridge extension

  Try:Check if the MCP bridge is workingTry:Verify connection to VSCode
• list_workspaces

  List all available VSCode workspaces

  Try:Show open workspacesTry:List available workspace paths
• open_files

  Open multiple files with optional editor display

  Try:Open the main.ts fileTry:Load src/components/Header.jsx
• rename_symbol

  Rename symbols across all files in workspace

  Try:Rename this function to calculateTotalTry:Change variable name from oldName to newName

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Installation

claude mcp add vscode-mcp -- npx -y @vscode-mcp/vscode-mcp-server@latest

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vscode-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@vscode-mcp/vscode-mcp-server@latest"]
    }
  }
}

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