Add the Plane MCP server to VS Code
Config last verified Jun 1, 2026
The exact config to run Plane in VS Code — paste it in, restart, and the tools load.
Prerequisites
- VS Code installed.
- PLANE_API_KEY — A Plane personal or workspace access token (stdio mode).
- PLANE_WORKSPACE_SLUG — The slug identifying your Plane workspace (stdio mode).
Setup
1. Open .vscode/mcp.json
2. Add this configuration
Add to .vscode/mcp.json
.vscode/mcp.json
json
{
"servers": {
"plane": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.plane.so/http/mcp"
}
}
}3. Restart VS Code and confirm the Plane tools load.
Gotchas
VS Code is the exception to every other client: its top-level key is "servers", not "mcpServers", and each entry needs an explicit "type" (for example "http" or "stdio"). Secrets are not inlined; instead you declare an "inputs" array and reference each value as ${input:id}, so VS Code prompts for it once and never writes it to disk. Remote servers connect natively with OAuth.