vscode-search-mcp

# VS Code Web Search MCP Server This MCP (Model Context Protocol) server provides web search capabilities using the OpenAI 4o search LLM. It allows LLMs to access up-to-date information from the web through a standardized interface. ## Features - Native PowerShell MCP server - Web search using OpenAI 4o search LLM - Integration with VS Code for easy access ## Prerequisites - PSMCP module - PSAiSuite module - OpenAI API key ## Installation & Setup 1. Clone the repository: ```powershell git clone https://github.com/yourusername/vscode-search-mcp.git ``` 2. Install dependencies: ```powershell Install-Module -Name PSMCP, PSAiSuite ``` 3. To use OpenAI Search you will need to [create an account](https://platform.openai.com/). After logging in, go to the [API Keys](https://platform.openai.com/api-keys) section in your account settings and generate a new key. Once you have your key, add it to your environment as follows: ```shell $env:OpenAIKey = "your-openai-api-key" ``` ## Running the MCP Server using VS Code - The MCP server is configured using a JSON file `mcp.json` file in the `.vscode` directory. [server configuration](.vscode/mcp.json). After opening the cloned repository in VS Code, you can start the MCP server by clicking `Start` at the top of the configuration file.  **Launch Copilot**: - Start the server - Click the `toggle chat` icon in the top right corner of the window to open the copilot chat interface. - Set the Copilot `mode` to `Agent`in the bottom right corner of the window. VS Code Copilot should be able to find the search mcp server.