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Simplify vscode MCP setup with input

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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@@ -222,27 +222,29 @@ First of all, install `github-mcp-server` with:
`222`	`222`	`go install ./cmd/github-mcp-server`
`223`	`223`	```
`224`	`224`
`225`		`-Make sure you:`
`226`		`-`
`227`		-1. Set your`GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN` environment variable and ensure VS Code has access to it.
`228`		-2. VS Code Insiders has access to the`github-mcp-server` binary
`229`		`-`
`230`		`-Go to settings, find the MCP related settings, andset them to:`
	`225`	+RunPreferences: Open User Settings (JSON), and create or append to the`mcp` setting:
`231`	`226`
`232`	`227`	```json
`233`	`228`	`{`
`234`		`-"mcp": {`
`235`		`-"inputs": [],`
`236`		`-"servers": {`
`237`		`-"mcp-github-server": {`
`238`		`-"command":"path-to-your/github-mcp-server",`
`239`		`-"args": [`
`240`		`-"stdio"`
`241`		`- ],`
`242`		`-"env": {}`
`243`		`- }`
`244`		`- }`
	`229`	`+"mcp": {`
	`230`	`+"inputs": [`
	`231`	`+ {`
	`232`	`+"type":"promptString",`
	`233`	`+"id":"githubpat",`
	`234`	`+"description":"GitHub Personal Access Token",`
	`235`	`+"password": true`
	`236`	`+ }`
	`237`	`+ ],`
	`238`	`+"servers": {`
	`239`	`+"mcp-github-server": {`
	`240`	`+"command":"path-to-your/github-mcp-server",`
	`241`	`+"args": ["stdio"],`
	`242`	`+"env": {`
	`243`	`+"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN":"${input:githubpat}"`
	`244`	`+ },`
	`245`	`+ }`
`245`	`246`	`}`
	`247`	`+ }`
`246`	`248`	`}`
`247`	`249`	```
`248`	`250`

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