Another way is to set the environment variable in your shell configuration file (e.g.,`.bashrc`,`.zshrc`, etc.).

Run**Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON)**,andcreate or append to the`mcp` setting:

Create a new file`.vscode/mcp.json`andprovide this configuration:

If you are using the docker image, use this configuration:

{

"mcp": {

"inputs": [],

"inputs": [

{

"id":"github-pat",

"type":"promptString",

"description":"Github Personal Access Token",

"password":true,

}

],

"servers": {

"github-mcp-server": {

"github-mcp-server": {

"type":"stdio",

"command":"docker",

"args": [

"run",

"-i",

"--rm",

"-e",

"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",

],

"env": {}

}

"args": [

"run","-i","--rm","-e","GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN","ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:main"

],

"env": {

"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN":"${input:github-pat}"

}

}

}

}

}

When you start the server, VS Code will prompt for your token, as indicated by`${input:github-pat}`.

If you built the binary from the repo use this configuration: