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 io.github.cyanheads/nhtsa-vehicle-safety-mcp-server.
.vscode/mcp.json (project root — committed with the repo)~/.vscode/mcp.json{
"servers": {
"nhtsa-vehicle-safety": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://nhtsa.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}