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mcp/stock-scanner-mcp/install/vscode

install stock-scanner-mcp on VS Code

Requires Node 18+ on your system so npx can fetch the package on first run. 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 stock-scanner-mcp.

paste into
workspace: .vscode/mcp.json (project root — committed with the repo)
user: ~/.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "stock-scanner": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "stock-scanner-mcp",
        "--enable-workspace"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FINNHUB_API_KEY": "your-key-here",
        "ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY": "your-key-here",
        "FRED_API_KEY": "your-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}
then: VS Code picks up the change. Run 'MCP: List Servers' from the command palette to verify.
other clients
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