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Peacock for VS Code

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MCP Server for the Peacock extension for VS Code, coloring your world, one Code editor at a time.

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What is Peacock for VS Code?

MCP Server for the Peacock extension for VS Code, coloring your world, one Code editor at a time. The main goal of the project is to show how an MCP server can be used to interact with APIs.

Documentation

Peacock MCP Server

Features

  • Fetch Peacock docs: Get detailed info on Peacock.

Tools# 1. fetch_peacock_docs

  • Description: Fetches the Peacock for VS Code extension docs from its GitHub repository and answers questions based on the documentation.
  • Input: prompt (query): The question about Peacock.
  • Returns: Your answer!

Setup

Install Peacock for VS Code HERE.

Running the MCP Server hosted in GitHub Copilot with VS Code Insiders

Note: If you already have the MCP server enabled with Claude Desktop, add chat.mcp.discovery.enabled: true in your VS Code settings and it will discover existing MCP server lists.

VS Code Manual Installation## Using VS Code Settings

  1. Open VS Code Settings (JSON) by pressing Cmd+Shift+P (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) and searching for "Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON)"
  2. Add the following JSON to your settings file:
{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "peacock-mcp": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "@johnpapa/peacock-mcp"],
        "env": {}
      }
    }
  },
  "chat.mcp.discovery.enabled": true
}

Server Config 

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "peacock-for-vs-code-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "peacock-for-vs-code"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Links & Status

Repository: github.com
Hosted: Yes
Global: No
Official: Yes

Project Info

Hosted Featured
Created At: Jul 02, 2025
Updated At: Aug 07, 2025
Author: John Papa
Category: community
License: MIT
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