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Simplify vscode MCP setup with input (github#19)

note: realized this doesn't actually work (microsoft/vscode#243875) but I will fix that today and wait to merge until then

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@@ -326,22 +326,26 @@ First of all, install `github-mcp-server` with:
`326`	`326`	`go install ./cmd/github-mcp-server`
`327`	`327`	```
`328`	`328`
`329`		`-Make sure you:`
`330`		`-`
`331`		-1. Set your`GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN` environment variable and ensure VS Code has access to it.
`332`		-2. VS Code Insiders has access to the`github-mcp-server` binary
`333`		`-`
`334`		`-Go to settings, find the MCP related settings, andset them to:`
	`329`	+RunPreferences: Open User Settings (JSON), and create or append to the`mcp` setting:
`335`	`330`
`336`	`331`	```json
`337`	`332`	`{`
`338`	`333`	`"mcp": {`
`339`		`-"inputs": [],`
	`334`	`+"inputs": [`
	`335`	`+ {`
	`336`	`+"type":"promptString",`
	`337`	`+"id":"githubpat",`
	`338`	`+"description":"GitHub Personal Access Token",`
	`339`	`+"password":true`
	`340`	`+ }`
	`341`	`+ ],`
`340`	`342`	`"servers": {`
`341`	`343`	`"mcp-github-server": {`
`342`	`344`	`"command":"path-to-your/github-mcp-server",`
`343`	`345`	`"args": ["stdio"],`
`344`		`-"env": {}`
	`346`	`+"env": {`
	`347`	`+"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN":"${input:githubpat}"`
	`348`	`+ },`
`345`	`349`	`}`
`346`	`350`	`}`
`347`	`351`	`}`

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