Chrome Devtools MCP
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Use Chrome DevTools MCP from .NET agents and .NET-focused repos to inspect, debug, and automate Chrome through an MCP client.
VSCode MCP Bridge project architecture — current monorepo layout, IPC/EventDispatcher flow, per-workspace socket discovery, MCP/CLI adapters, tool filtering, and VSCode extension services.
Install Vscode MCP Architecture
$ npx skills add tjx666/vscode-mcp --skill vscode-mcp-architecture -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install tjx666/vscode-mcp vscode-mcp-architecture --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tjx666/vscode-mcp.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture .claude/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "vscode-mcp-architecture" agent skill from https://github.com/tjx666/vscode-mcp/tree/main/.agents/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture into .claude/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "vscode-mcp-architecture", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/tjx666/vscode-mcp/tree/main/.agents/skills/vscode-mcp-architectureType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add tjx666/vscode-mcp --skill vscode-mcp-architecture -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install tjx666/vscode-mcp vscode-mcp-architecture --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tjx666/vscode-mcp.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture .agents/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "vscode-mcp-architecture" agent skill from https://github.com/tjx666/vscode-mcp/tree/main/.agents/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture into .agents/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "vscode-mcp-architecture", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add tjx666/vscode-mcp --skill vscode-mcp-architecture -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install tjx666/vscode-mcp vscode-mcp-architecture --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tjx666/vscode-mcp.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture .cursor/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "vscode-mcp-architecture" agent skill from https://github.com/tjx666/vscode-mcp/tree/main/.agents/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture into .cursor/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "vscode-mcp-architecture", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/tjx666/vscode-mcp.git --path .agents/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add tjx666/vscode-mcp --skill vscode-mcp-architecture -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install tjx666/vscode-mcp vscode-mcp-architecture --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tjx666/vscode-mcp.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture .gemini/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "vscode-mcp-architecture" agent skill from https://github.com/tjx666/vscode-mcp/tree/main/.agents/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture into .gemini/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "vscode-mcp-architecture", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install tjx666/vscode-mcp vscode-mcp-architectureInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add tjx666/vscode-mcp --skill vscode-mcp-architecture -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tjx666/vscode-mcp.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture .github/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "vscode-mcp-architecture" agent skill from https://github.com/tjx666/vscode-mcp/tree/main/.agents/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture into .github/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "vscode-mcp-architecture", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add tjx666/vscode-mcp --skill vscode-mcp-architecture -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install tjx666/vscode-mcp vscode-mcp-architecture --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tjx666/vscode-mcp.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture .opencode/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "vscode-mcp-architecture" agent skill from https://github.com/tjx666/vscode-mcp/tree/main/.agents/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture into .opencode/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "vscode-mcp-architecture", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
vscode-mcp-architecture- GitHub stars
- 105
- Token cost
- ~1.5k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 600 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 3
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
VSCode MCP Bridge project architecture — current monorepo layout, IPC/EventDispatcher flow, per-workspace socket discovery, MCP/CLI adapters, tool filtering, and VSCode extension services.
- Works in 6 steps: MCP server or CLI obtains a core… → The MCP adapter adds workspace_path for… → The adapter validates params with the… → …
- Tasks that involve MCP servers
- SKILL.md covers Mission, Package Map, Runtime Flow and Workspace And Socket Rules, plus 4 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Vscode MCP Architecture is an agent skill from tjx666/vscode-mcp. VSCode MCP Bridge project architecture — current monorepo layout, IPC/EventDispatcher flow, per-workspace socket discovery, MCP/CLI adapters, tool filtering, and VSCode extension services. Consult this before non-trivial project changes, connection debugging, workspacepath reasoning, or onboarding to the codebase.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Development, covering MCP servers, Linting and formatting and Monorepo tooling. It works with Visual Studio Code, Model Context Protocol, ESLint and TypeScript. The repository describes itself as: MCP server for Claude Code/VSCode/Cursor/Windsurf to use editor self functionality. ⚡ Get real-time LSP diagnostics, type information, and code navigation for AI coding agents…
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve MCP servers
- Tasks that involve Linting and formatting
- Tasks that involve Monorepo tooling
Example prompts
- “/vscode-mcp-architecture”
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- MCP server or CLI obtains a core ToolDefinition from getAllTools({ clientVersion }).
- The MCP adapter adds workspace_path for tools with requiresWorkspace: true; the CLI adds --workspace and defaults it to process.cwd().
- The adapter validates params with the tool schema, then the core handler creates an EventDispatcher, dispatches the camelCase IPC event…
- EventDispatcher connects to the socket derived from workspace_path.
- The bridge SocketServer validates payload and result schemas, calls the registered service, and returns JSON.
- The adapter surfaces handler text. Thrown handler errors become MCP isError responses or CLI stderr exits.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a033081. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Vscode MCP Architecture loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 85 tokens; SKILL.md has 600 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 600 words (~1,494 tokens).
“Use this skill to rebuild the current project shape before changing code. Prefer source files over this summary when they disagree.”
- name
- vscode-mcp-architecture
Files
Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture of tjx666/vscode-mcp.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit a033081
Compare with similar skills
Vscode MCP Architecture next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vscode MCP Architecture this skilltjx666/vscode-mcp | 105 | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Chrome Devtools MCPmanagedcode/dotnet-skills | 486 | — | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Agnixagent-sh/agnix | 445 | — | ~874 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Agnixagent-sh/agnix | 445 | — | ~563 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Create Saleor Packagesaleor/apps | 162 | — | ~608 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| MCP Inspectoradeze/raindrop-mcp | 188 | — | ~421 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Vscode MCP Architecture
What does Vscode MCP Architecture do?
VSCode MCP Bridge project architecture — current monorepo layout, IPC/EventDispatcher flow, per-workspace socket discovery, MCP/CLI adapters, tool filtering, and VSCode extension services. Vscode MCP Architecture is an agent skill from tjx666/vscode-mcp. VSCode MCP Bridge project architecture — current monorepo layout, IPC/EventDispatcher flow, per-workspace socket discovery, MCP/CLI adapters, tool filtering, and VSCode extension services.
When should I use Vscode MCP Architecture?
Vscode MCP Architecture fits situations like: tasks that involve MCP servers; tasks that involve Linting and formatting; tasks that involve Monorepo tooling.
How do I install Vscode MCP Architecture in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add tjx666/vscode-mcp --skill vscode-mcp-architecture -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture in tjx666/vscode-mcp) into .claude/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Vscode MCP Architecture in Codex?
Run `npx skills add tjx666/vscode-mcp --skill vscode-mcp-architecture -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture in tjx666/vscode-mcp) into .agents/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Vscode MCP Architecture in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add tjx666/vscode-mcp --skill vscode-mcp-architecture -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture, .gemini/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture, .github/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture and .opencode/skills/vscode-mcp-architecture in your project.
What does Vscode MCP Architecture need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Vscode MCP Architecture is instructions for the agent only.
Does Vscode MCP Architecture access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Vscode MCP Architecture safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Vscode MCP Architecture use?
Vscode MCP Architecture has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Vscode MCP Architecture use?
About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Vscode MCP Architecture?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Vscode MCP Architecture: Chrome Devtools MCP (managedcode/dotnet-skills, 486 stars), Agnix (agent-sh/agnix, 445 stars), Agnix (agent-sh/agnix, 445 stars) and Create Saleor Package (saleor/apps, 162 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Vscode MCP Architecture?
tjx666 (a GitHub user) maintains it in tjx666/vscode-mcp, which has 105 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 6, 2026.
Source: tjx666/vscode-mcp on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.