docs/integrations/vscode

How to connect the Context Pruner MCP Tool to VS Code

Intelligently ranks and filters file relevance against your active task using keyword overlap. This guide provides the exact configuration required to load the context_pruner tool inside VS Code.

Step 1: Open the configuration file

Locate and open your VS Code configuration file at the following path:

macOS / Linux.vscode/mcp.json (workspace) or settings.json

Windows.vscode\mcp.json (workspace) or settings.json

Step 2: Add the server config

Copy and paste the following JSON snippet into the file. Save the file and restart VS Code.

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agenticstore": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["agentic-store-mcp", "--tools", "context_pruner"]
    }
  }
}

Step 3: Try it out

Once restarted, ask VS Code something like this to trigger the tool:

"Prune my current file list to only show things relevant to database migrations."

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