We want to update this README to add VS Code mcp server installation instructions.
Add installation instructions for VS Code in the appropriate section in the body.
Add the one-click install buttons to the top of the README. The buttons should only be at the top of the README and nowhere else in the file. There is no need to indicate that these buttons are external links.
Here is the code you will need to create the buttons. Create a buttton for each package type. A README may or may not have multiple package types (examples: npx, uv, docker, etc).
Beneath the easy one-click install buttons, include manual instructions. Tell the user how to open their user settings (json) and then give them the JSON they need to add to that file. Here is an example of how to do that.
Also tell the user that they can add these to ther mcp.json file.
Here is an example of how a section might appear in a README when you have completed this task properly:
### Usage with VS Code
For quick installation, use one of the one-click install buttons below...
[](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=fetch&config=%7B%22command%22%3A%22uvx%22%2C%22args%22%3A%5B%22mcp-server-fetch%22%5D%7D) [](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=fetch&config=%7B%22command%22%3A%22uvx%22%2C%22args%22%3A%5B%22mcp-server-fetch%22%5D%7D&quality=insiders)
[](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=fetch&config=%7B%22command%22%3A%22docker%22%2C%22args%22%3A%5B%22run%22%2C%22-i%22%2C%22--rm%22%2C%22mcp%2Ffetch%22%5D%7D) [](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=fetch&config=%7B%22command%22%3A%22docker%22%2C%22args%22%3A%5B%22run%22%2C%22-i%22%2C%22--rm%22%2C%22mcp%2Ffetch%22%5D%7D&quality=insiders)
For manual installation, add the following JSON block to your User Settings (JSON) file in VS Code. You can do this by pressing `Ctrl + Shift + P` and typing `Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON)`.
Optionally, you can add it to a file called `.vscode/mcp.json` in your workspace. This will allow you to share the configuration with others.
> Note that the `mcp` key is not needed in the `.vscode/mcp.json` file.
Using uvx
```json
{
"mcp": {
"servers": {
"fetch": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-server-fetch"]
}
}
}
}
```
Using Docker
```json
{
"mcp": {
"servers": {
"fetch": {
"command": "docker",
"args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/fetch"]
}
}
}
}
```
Make sure that you adapt this example to match the style of the README you are updating. Make sure to extract any keys or tokens as inputs so that the user doesn't put their password in clear text. Here is an example:
{
"mcp": {
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "aws_access_key",
"description": "AWS Access Key ID",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "aws_secret_key",
"description": "AWS Secret Access Key",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "aws_region",
"description": "AWS Region"
}
],
"servers": {
"aws-kb-retrieval": {
"command": "docker",
"args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/aws-kb-retrieval-server"],
"env": {
"AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "${input:aws_access_key}",
"AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY": "${input:aws_secret_key}",
"AWS_REGION": "${input:aws_region}"
}
}
}
}
}