generate_vscode_launch

Create a .vscode/launch.json file to configure debugging for your project by specifying project name, programming language, and entry point.

Instructions

Generates a .vscode/launch.json file for debugging.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`projectName`	Yes
`language`	Yes
`entryPoint`	No

Implementation Reference

src/tools/ideconfigs.ts:126-173 (handler)

The handler function that generates VSCode launch.json configuration based on project name, language (supports TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, fallback), and optional entry point.

export function generateVSCodeLaunchHandler(args: any) {
    const { projectName, language, entryPoint } = args;

    let config: any;

    if (language === "typescript" || language === "javascript") {
        config = {
            "version": "0.2.0",
            "configurations": [
                {
                    "type": "node",
                    "request": "launch",
                    "name": `Launch ${projectName}`,
                    "program": entryPoint || "${workspaceFolder}/dist/index.js",
                    "preLaunchTask": "Build",
                    "outFiles": ["${workspaceFolder}/dist/**/*.js"]
                }
            ]
        };
    } else if (language === "python") {
        config = {
            "version": "0.2.0",
            "configurations": [
                {
                    "name": `Python: ${projectName}`,
                    "type": "python",
                    "request": "launch",
                    "program": entryPoint || "${workspaceFolder}/main.py",
                    "console": "integratedTerminal"
                }
            ]
        };
    } else {
        config = {
            "version": "0.2.0",
            "configurations": [
                {
                    "name": `Launch ${projectName}`,
                    "type": "node",
                    "request": "launch",
                    "program": entryPoint || "${workspaceFolder}/index.js"
                }
            ]
        };
    }

    return { content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(config, null, 2) }] };
}

src/tools/ideconfigs.ts:116-124 (schema)

Zod schema definition for the tool including name, description, and input parameters (projectName, language, optional entryPoint).

export const generateVSCodeLaunchSchema = {
    name: "generate_vscode_launch",
    description: "Generates a .vscode/launch.json file for debugging.",
    inputSchema: z.object({
        projectName: z.string(),
        language: z.string(),
        entryPoint: z.string().optional()
    })
};

src/server.ts:116-116 (registration)

Tool registration in the HTTP server's toolRegistry Map.

["generate_vscode_launch", { schema: generateVSCodeLaunchSchema, handler: generateVSCodeLaunchHandler }],

src/index.ts:110-110 (registration)

Tool registration in the main MCP server's toolRegistry Map.

["generate_vscode_launch", { schema: generateVSCodeLaunchSchema, handler: generateVSCodeLaunchHandler }],

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