MCP/VS Code

Use AppTide in VS Code

Add the AppTide MCP server to your VS Code workspace. Read app state, keyword rankings, and competitor context inside VS Code agent sessions without switching tools.

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Config

Create `.vscode/mcp.json`

VS Code uses the servers key with "type": "http". The API key is read from APPTIDE_API_KEY in your environment.

{
  "servers": {
    "apptide": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://apptide.xyz/api/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${env:APPTIDE_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Setup

Five steps to connect

Get an API key

Export the key in your shell profile

Add export APPTIDE_API_KEY=atd_live_your_key to your ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc and run source ~/.zshrc. The config reads it from the environment so nothing sensitive is committed.

Create .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace root

Paste the JSON block above into .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code uses the "servers" key with a "type": "http" field.

Open the MCP panel in VS Code

Open the Command Palette (⌘⇧P), search for MCP, and select "MCP: Start Server". Choose apptide from the list.

Verify tools are loaded

Start a GitHub Copilot agent session or open the MCP panel. If list_applications and the other AppTide tools appear, setup is complete.

Available tools

What VS Code can call

list_applications

import_application

list_keywords

inspect_keyword

track_keywords

refresh_keywords

list_competitors

discover_competitors

refresh_application_metadata

list_crawl_jobs

get_account_usage

create_competitor

Example prompts

Things to try first

“Show me all tracked apps and their keyword counts.”

“What keywords should I add to improve visibility for my productivity app?”

“Discover competitors for com.example.myapp and summarize the top 3.”

“How many API requests have I used this month?”

Other clients

The same AppTide MCP server works across all major AI development tools.

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