How to connect the Web Search & Scraper MCP Tool to VS Code
Fetches any publicly accessible URL and returns a complete SEO signal report with metadata, tags, heading structure, and links. This guide provides the exact configuration required to load the agentic_web_search tool inside VS Code.
Step 1: Open the configuration file
Locate and open your VS Code configuration file at the following path:
macOS / Linux
.vscode/mcp.json (workspace) or settings.jsonWindows
.vscode\mcp.json (workspace) or settings.jsonStep 2: Add the server config
Copy and paste the following JSON snippet into the file. Save the file and restart VS Code.
mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"agenticstore": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["agentic-store-mcp", "--tools", "agentic_web_search"]
}
}
}Step 3: Try it out
Once restarted, ask VS Code something like this to trigger the tool:
"Fetch https://example.com and read the headings and meta description for me."