Set up Puppeteer MCP in VS Code
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1
Locate the config file
VS Code reads MCP server configuration from the following file:
.vscode/settings.json → mcp sectionCreate this file if it does not already exist. For VS Code, this is inside your workspace .vscode/settings.json file under the mcp section.
2
Add the configuration
Add the following to your VS Code config file:
json
{
"servers": {
"puppeteer-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-puppeteer"
]
}
}
}3
Set up environment variables
No environment variables needed. Puppeteer MCP works out of the box without any API keys or tokens.
4
Verify it works
Restart VS Code. Puppeteer MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 8 tools available.
This server adds approximately 4,120 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.