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# Peacock MCP Server
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[](https://smithery.ai/server/@johnpapa/peacock-mcp)
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[Features](#features) • [Tools](#tools) • [Setup](#setup) • [Configuring an MCP Host](#configuring-an-mcp-host)
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MCP Server for the [Peacock extension for VS Code](https://peacockcode.dev), coloring your world, one Code editor at a time. _The main goal of the project is to show how an MCP server can be used to interact with APIs._
> **Note**: All data used by this MCP server is fetched from the [official Peacock documentation](https://peacockcode.dev).
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## 🔧 Features
- **Fetch Peacock docs**: Get detailed info on Peacock.
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## 🧰 Tools
### 1. `fetch_peacock_docs` 🔍🦸♂️
- **Description**: Fetches the Peacock for VS Code extension docs from its GitHub repository and answers questions based on the documentation
- **Input**:
- `prompt` (query): The question about Peacock.
- **Returns**: Your answer!
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## 🛠️ Setup
[Install Peacock for VS Code HERE](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=johnpapa.vscode-peacock&wt.mc_id=vscodepeacock-github-jopapa).
### Installing via Smithery
To install Peacock MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@johnpapa/peacock-mcp):
```bash
npx -y @smithery/cli install @johnpapa/peacock-mcp --client claude
```
### Run the MCP Server Locally with MCP Inspector
If you'd like to run MCP Inspector locally to test the server, follow these steps:
1. Clone this repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/johnpapa/-peacock-mcp
```
1. Install the required dependencies and build the project.
```bash
npm install
npm run build
```
1. (Optional) To try out the server using MCP Inspector run the following command:
```bash
# Start the MCP Inspector
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node build/index.js
```
Visit the MCP Inspector URL shown in the console in your browser. Change `Arguments` to `dist/index.js` and select `Connect`. Select `List Tools` to see the available tools.
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## Running the MCP Server hosted in GitHub Copilot with VS Code Insiders
> **Note**: If you already have the MCP server enabled with Claude Desktop, add `chat.mcp.discovery.enabled: true` in your VS Code settings and it will discover existing MCP server lists.
If you want to associate the MCP server with a specific repo, create a `.vscode/mcp.json` file with this content:
```json
{
"inputs": [],
"servers": {
"peacock-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
// "command": "node",
"args": [
"-y",
"@johnpapa/peacock-mcp"
// "_git/peacock-mcp/dist/index.js"
],
"env": {}
}
}
}
```
If you want to associate the MCP server with all repos, add the following to your VS Code User Settings JSON:
```json
"mcp": {
"servers": {
"peacock-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
// "command": "node",
"args": [
"-y",
"@johnpapa/peacock-mcp"
// "/Users/papa/_git/peacock-mcp/dist/index.js"
// "_git/peacock-mcp/dist/index.js"
],
"env": {}
}
}
}
"chat.mcp.discovery.enabled": true,
```
### Using Tools in GitHub Copilot
1. Now that the mcp server is discoverable, open GitHub Copilot and select the `Agent` mode (not `Chat` or `Edits`).
2. Select the "refresh" button in the Copilot chat text field to refresh the server list.
3. Select the "🛠️" button to see all the possible tools, including the ones from this repo.
4. Put a question in the chat that would naturally invoke one of the tools, for example:
```
How do I set my VS Code accent colors?
```
> **Note**: If you see "Sorry, the response was filtered by the Responsible AI Service. Please rephrase your prompt and try again.", try running it again or rephrasing the prompt.
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