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mcp-vsc-button-gen

v0.2.0

Published

MCP server that generates VS Code MCP install buttons (Stable + Insiders)

Downloads

12

Readme

mcp-vsc-button-gen

A tiny MCP server that generates VS Code MCP install buttons (Stable + Insiders) for NPX-based servers.

  • Runtime: Node (stdio transport)
  • Command: npx mcp-vsc-button-gen

You can run it directly via NPX (no install):

npx mcp-vsc-button-gen

Install in VS Code

Install with NPX in VS Code Install with NPX in VS Code Insiders

Tools

  • make_install_buttons
    • Input: { name: string, inputs?: MCPInput[], config?: CommandConfig }
    • Output: Markdown string with two badges/links.
  • from_mcp_config
    • Input: { name: string, mcp: { inputs?: MCPInput[], config?: CommandConfig } }
    • Output: Markdown string with two badges/links.
  • copilot_buttons_from_raw
    • Input: { kind: 'chat-instructions' | 'chat-prompt' | 'chat-mode', url: string }
    • Output: Markdown with two badges linking to vscode.dev/insiders redirect for Install
  • copilot_buttons_from_github
    • Input: { kind: 'chat-instructions' | 'chat-prompt' | 'chat-mode', owner: string, repo: string, path: string, branch?: string }
    • Output: Markdown with two badges as above

Types:

  • MCPInput: { type: 'promptString', id: string, description?: string, password?: boolean }
  • CommandConfig: { command: 'npx', args?: string[], env?: Record<string,string> }

Local dev

  • Install deps
  • Build
  • Run via stdio (for manual testing)

Quickstart

npm i
npm run build
node dist/index.js

You can also run in dev:

npm run dev

This server speaks MCP stdio; integrate with an MCP client to call tools.