# VS Code

> Use this tool when you need to integrate AI assistance into your coding workflow, enabling AI models to interact with your VS Code workspaces and perform tasks like code analysis, editing, and project exploration. It solves problems such as automating repetitive coding tasks and providing AI-driven code insights, taking inputs like project structures and code snippets and outputting targeted edits and diagnostics. Ideal for developers seeking to augment their coding capabilities with AI-powered tools within the familiar VS Code environment.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/juehang-vscode  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/juehang-vscode

## Description

VS Code MCP Server enables AI assistants to interact directly with VS Code workspaces through a standardized protocol. Developed by Qin Juehang, this extension exposes VS Code's filesystem, editing capabilities, symbol search, diagnostics, and terminal access as MCP tools. It runs locally on a configurable port, provides a status bar indicator for toggling the server, and implements security measures by binding only to localhost. The server is particularly valuable for developers who want AI models to help with coding tasks like exploring project structures, analyzing code, making targeted edits, and executing shell commands—all within their existing VS Code environment.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.78
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** security
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/juehang-vscode)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/juehang/vscode-mcp-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "juehang-vscode"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/juehang-vscode` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/juehang-vscode/pull`

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