VS Code
Additional requirements
- VS Code: Install VS Code here.
- GitHub Copilot in VS Code: See VS Code docs
Install VS Code and enable MCPs
Enable MCPs by toggling on the chat.mcp.enabled setting.
Install Moose and Sloan CLI
bash -i <(curl -fsSL https://fiveonefour.com/install.sh) sloan,mooseConfigure Sloan MCP
Create a new project with Claude Desktop MCP preconfigured:
sloan init <project-name> <template-name> --mcp vscode-projectIf you want to use this as a global VS Code MCP, use vscode-global instead of vscode-project.
For other options, see Sloan CLI docs.
Adding other toolsets
For more information on available toolsets, see Sloan MCP toolsets. All toolsets are available for Cursor.
Using the MCP
[ ] TODO: Add instructions for running the MCP server in VS Code
Warnings / Peculiarities
Warning:
Recommended Configuration Method: While VS Code has a feature that allows you to use MCPs from other clients (like Claude Desktop), we strongly recommend using either the Sloan CLI or the settings.json file method shown above instead. These methods provide better reliability and configuration control specifically for VS Code environments.
Common issues / troubleshooting
- The MCP is running, but you aren’t able to get your data? Look at the tool call response, it will tell you if your Moose dev server is running. If it is not, run
moose devin your Moose project directory. - The MCP is not running. Check your configuration and then restart the application.