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# Connect VS Code

Add the Link in Seconds MCP server to VS Code agent mode with an mcp.json file.

VS Code's agent mode (GitHub Copilot) can use MCP servers. VS Code can prompt for the key once and store it securely, so it never sits in your files.

- ### Create an API key Open [Dashboard → API keys](https://linkinseconds.com/dashboard/api-keys), create a key named “VS Code” and copy it.

- ### Add .vscode/mcp.json Create this file in your workspace: .vscode/mcp.json ``` { "inputs": [ { "type": "promptString", "id": "lis-api-key", "description": "Link in Seconds API key", "password": true } ], "servers": { "linkinseconds": { "type": "http", "url": "https://linkinseconds.com/api/mcp", "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${input:lis-api-key}" } } } } ``` For every workspace, run **MCP: Open User Configuration** from the Command Palette and add the same server there instead.

- ### Start the server VS Code shows a **Start** action above the server in `mcp.json`. The first time, it asks for your key and remembers it.

- ### Use it in agent mode Open Chat, switch to Agent, and ask: Text ``` Generate a changelog page as HTML and publish it with the linkinseconds tools ```

## Committing the config

Because the key comes from `${input:lis-api-key}`, it is safe to commit `.vscode/mcp.json`. Each person is asked for their own key.

Tip

Changed or deleted your key? Run **MCP: List Servers**, restart `linkinseconds`, and VS Code asks again.

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Last updated 4 October 2026. Something unclear or missing? [Tell us](https://linkinseconds.com/contact).

Source: https://linkinseconds.com/docs/mcp/vs-code