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VS Code supports MCP servers through extensions. The two most popular are Cline and Continue.

Cline

Config file location

Place this in your project root.

Configuration

Full configuration

Verify

  1. Save the config file
  2. Open the Cline panel in VS Code
  3. Ask: “What tables are in my database?”

Continue

Config file location

Configuration

Continue uses an array format for MCP servers, not an object. Make sure you use the correct format below.

Full configuration

Verify

  1. Save the config file
  2. Reload VS Code
  3. Open the Continue panel
  4. Ask: “What tables are in my database?”

Troubleshooting

Use the full path to the binary. The location depends on how you installed:
  • Install script / prebuilt binary: /usr/local/bin/isthmus
  • go install: ~/go/bin/isthmus
Find the path with which isthmus.
Continue expects mcpServers as an array (with a name field on each entry), not an object. Double-check the format above.
Test connectivity first: