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VS Code Setup

VS Code supports MCP servers natively in chat.

Quick command

Section titled “Quick command”
Terminal window
code --add-mcp '{"name":"engram","command":"engram","args":["mcp"]}'

Team-friendly workspace option

Section titled “Team-friendly workspace option”

Use a .vscode/mcp.json file in the project so the setup lives alongside the repository.

When to prefer VS Code workspace config

Section titled “When to prefer VS Code workspace config”
  • shared team projects
  • onboarding where you want less manual setup
  • mixed-agent environments inside the same editor

What to verify

Section titled “What to verify”
  • the chat provider can see the engram tools
  • the correct binary is on PATH
  • project detection resolves to the expected repository name