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F5 Cloud Status MCP Server

VS Code Installation Guide

VS Code has native MCP support built-in. Installing the F5 XC Cloud Status MCP server requires just one command.

Prerequisites

Section titled “Prerequisites”
  • VS Code version 1.96.0+ (code --version)
  • Node.js 18.0.0 or higher (node --version)
  • npm installed (comes with Node.js)

Installation

Section titled “Installation”
Section titled “Method 1: CLI Command (Recommended)”
Terminal window
code --add-mcp '{"name":"f5xc-cloudstatus","command":"npx","args":["-y","@robinmordasiewicz/f5xc-cloudstatus-mcp@latest"]}'

Method 2: Manual Configuration

Section titled “Method 2: Manual Configuration”

Edit VS Code settings:

{
  "mcp.servers": {
    "f5xc-cloudstatus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@robinmordasiewicz/f5xc-cloudstatus-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Then reload VS Code (Ctrl+Shift+P → “Developer: Reload Window”).

Verification

Section titled “Verification”

Open VS Code chat (Cmd+L) and try:

What is the current status of F5 Cloud services?

Platform-Specific Paths

Section titled “Platform-Specific Paths”
PlatformPath
macOS~/.config/Code/User/settings.json
Windows%APPDATA%\Code\User\settings.json
Linux~/.config/Code/User/settings.json

Next Steps

Section titled “Next Steps”