Stand In in VS Code

Add to .vscode/mcp.json for this workspace, or run MCP: Open User Configuration from the Command Palette to add it everywhere. MCP: Add Server walks you through it instead.

{
  "servers": {
    "standin": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://standin.app/api/mcp"
    },
    "standin-read": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://standin.app/api/respond/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Note the two differences from Cursor: the key is servers, and "type": "http" is required.

Then just talk to it

Once it is connected, Stand In is something you say, not something you open.

• “Read this capsule: <link>”
• “Ask <link> what the refund policy is.”
• “Make a stand-in from these notes and give me the review link.”