Connecting VS Code (Claude extension)

Configure the Anthropic Claude VS Code extension to talk to the MemberPass MCP server.

Requirements

VS Code 1.92 or newer.
Anthropic Claude extension for VS Code, 1.x or newer.
A MemberPass token carrying mcp:full.

Add the server

Open your user or workspace settings.json and add:

{
  "claude.mcpServers": {
    "memberpass": {
      "url": "https://mcp.memberpass.net",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer mpt_live_YOUR_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Reload the window (Cmd+Shift+P → "Developer: Reload Window").

Use it

Open the Claude chat panel and prefix prompts with "using memberpass" when you want MCP calls to run. Example:

Using memberpass, list my five most recent subscribers on project "Research Premium".

The extension shows each tool invocation inline with an approve / deny prompt. Approve per-call or pin auto-approve on the memberpass namespace.

Workspace vs. user scope

Put the config in workspace .vscode/settings.json if the MemberPass access should only apply to a specific repo. Keep it in user settings if every VS Code window should have access.

Troubleshooting

Extension not enabled: install from the VS Code marketplace, open the Claude sidebar, sign in.
Server fails to connect: check the extension's output panel (View → Output → Claude).
Tool 403s: the error envelope names the missing ability — mint a new token with it.