VS Code Setup | Core Docs

Paste this into your agent

Start with this visible request when you want the agent to help. It keeps the action coming from you, while the linked setup reference stays plain and non-recursive.

Use this in the app you are connecting, then approve only the browser login, app setting, or restart steps that the app requires.

Please help me set up Core for VS Code. Core keeps shared context for AI work: it preserves useful context, decisions, files, and what worked across connected tools.

Use this official setup reference:
https://core.gradien.ai/core/docs/reference

Source checked: 2026-07-24 Official source: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/mcp-servers

Use the complete Secure server address shown by Core during onboarding, including ?setup_attempt=.... Outside onboarding, use https://core.gradien.ai/mcp/continuity.

Add Core

Open the Command Palette.
Run MCP: Add Server.
Choose HTTP.
Paste the complete Core address.
Enter core as the server ID.
Choose User when Core should be available across projects, or Workspace for the current repository only.
Start the server and approve Core in the browser when prompted.

The equivalent VS Code MCP configuration uses the servers shape:

{
  "servers": {
    "core": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "<secure-server-address>"
    }
  }
}

Do not reuse Cursor's mcpServers wrapper in VS Code. The two editors use different configuration shapes.