Requires the runtime declared in the upstream repo — check the README before running. VS Code (Copilot) uses a `servers` root key with an explicit `type` field — different from the `mcpServers` shape used by Claude Desktop and Cursor. Paste the config below, then follow the reload step to register Help Scout MCP Server.
.vscode/mcp.json (project root — committed with the repo)~/.vscode/mcp.json{
"servers": {
"helpscout": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"help-scout-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"HELPSCOUT_APP_ID": "your-app-id",
"HELPSCOUT_APP_SECRET": "your-app-secret"
}
}
}
}