VSCode Automation MCP

Enables AI agents to programmatically control and automate VSCode by interacting with its UI, executing commands, and inspecting the DOM structure. It supports advanced workflows like UI testing, extension development, and debugging through a standalone VSCode instance.

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// key findings

⚠️

Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 3 high

Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.

✅

No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation

Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.

✅

Open source with a license and README

Anyone can audit the code, the license is declared, and the publisher documents what it does.

// required environment variables

This server reads these from process.env. You'll be asked to provide them before it can run.

configCHROME_DCHECK_ALWAYS_ON

configCHROME_DISABLE_GPU

configCHROME_DISABLE_GPU_COMPOSITING

configDISABLE_GPU

configELECTRON_DISABLE_GPU

configELECTRON_NO_ATTACH_CONSOLE

configEXTENSIONS_FOLDER

configLIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE

configTEST_RESOURCES

configVSCODE_AUTOMATION_LOG_LEVEL— Log level: trace, debug, info, warn, error info

configVSCODE_AUTOMATION_OFFLINE— Set to true to use cached binaries only false

configVSCODE_AUTOMATION_STORAGE_PATH— Directory to store VSCode and ChromeDriver System temp dir

configVSCODE_AUTOMATION_VERSION— VSCode version to download (e.g., 1.95.0, 1.85.0, or latest) latest

configVSCODE_IPC_HOOK

configVSCODE_PORTABLE

// full audit trail

The full breakdown of what we checked, the deductions that landed, the network hosts, the dependency advisories, and concrete fix guidance is available to verified publishers.

// improvement guidance — verified publishers only

We have 5 concrete improvements we can share with the publisher of this MCP. Each comes with specific guidance to raise the trust score.

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commit: 994918d01967ac21c8957557b5075c5c486e1d10

code hash: e93317e77e82b7666c17574b52cf7da32528c0d2016021dc9d58fd8c2996ab71

verified: 4/18/2026, 6:32:33 PM

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