MCP per IDE

Continue MCP setup

Register webfetch as an MCP tool in Continue (VS Code / JetBrains).

Continue is the open-source AI code assistant for VS Code and JetBrains. MCP support ships in the stable channel.

#Setup

Edit ~/.continue/config.yaml (or use the Continue settings UI → "Context providers / MCP"):

mcpServers:
  - name: webfetch
    command: npx
    args:
      - "-y"
      - "@webfetch/mcp"
    env:
      UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY: "..."
      PEXELS_API_KEY: "..."
      SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID: "..."
      SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET: "..."

If your config is still the older JSON format (~/.continue/config.json):

{
  "experimental": {
    "modelContextProtocolServers": [
      {
        "transport": {
          "type": "stdio",
          "command": "npx",
          "args": ["-y", "@webfetch/mcp"]
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Restart VS Code / JetBrains after editing.

#Verification

Open the Continue chat panel and type:

@webfetch search for a CC-BY photo of Mount Kilimanjaro. Give me the URL
and the attribution line for the top result.

The @webfetch mention tells Continue to pull context from that MCP server. The response should include a provider-attributed image URL.

#Troubleshooting

  • @webfetch doesn't autocomplete — restart the IDE. If still missing, check Continue's output logs for MCP subprocess errors.
  • "experimental.modelContextProtocolServers is deprecated" — migrate to the top-level mcpServers YAML form above.
  • JetBrains + PATH issues — macOS JetBrains launched from Dock doesn't inherit shell PATH. Use absolute paths: command: /opt/homebrew/bin/npx.

#Next steps