MCP Terminal & Git Server

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Implementation Reference

• src/index.ts:435-449 (handler)

  The handler for the 'open_in_vscode' tool within the CallToolRequestSchema switch statement. It resolves the provided path and calls the openInVSCode helper function to open it in VSCode.

  case "open_in_vscode": {
    const { path: targetPath } = args as { path: string };
    const resolvedPath = resolvePath(targetPath);
    
    await openInVSCode(resolvedPath);
    
    return {
      content: [
        {
          type: "text",
          text: `Opened ${resolvedPath} in VSCode`,
        },
      ],
    };
  }

• src/index.ts:197-210 (registration)

  Registration of the 'open_in_vscode' tool in the ListToolsRequestSchema response, including name, description, and input schema.

  {
    name: "open_in_vscode",
    description: "Open a directory or file in VSCode",
    inputSchema: {
      type: "object",
      properties: {
        path: {
          type: "string",
          description: "Path to open in VSCode",
        },
      },
      required: ["path"],
    },
  },

• src/index.ts:33-58 (helper)

  Shared helper function that implements the core logic to open a project path in VSCode, trying 'code' command first then fallback executable paths.

  // Helper function to open project in VSCode
  async function openInVSCode(projectPath: string): Promise<void> {
    try {
      await execa("code", [projectPath]);
    } catch (error) {
      // If 'code' command fails, try common VSCode executable paths
      const vscodePaths = [
        "code",
        "/usr/local/bin/code",
        "/usr/bin/code",
        "C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe",
        "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe",
      ];
  
      for (const codePath of vscodePaths) {
        try {
          await execa(codePath, [projectPath]);
          return;
        } catch {
          // Continue to next path
        }
      }
      
      throw new Error("VSCode not found. Please ensure VSCode is installed and 'code' command is available in PATH");
    }
  }