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Expand Up @@ -432,25 +432,23 @@ To use the Redis MCP Server with VS Code, you must nable the [agent mode](https:
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You can start the GitHub desired version of the Redis MCP server using `uvx` by adding the following JSON to your `settings.json`:
You can start the GitHub desired version of the Redis MCP server using `uvx` by adding the following JSON to your `mcp.json` file:

```json
"mcp": {
"servers": {
"Redis MCP Server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from", "redis-mcp-server@latest",
"redis-mcp-server",
"--url", "redis://localhost:6379/0"
]
},
}
},
"servers": {
"Redis MCP Server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from", "redis-mcp-server@latest",
"redis-mcp-server",
"--url", "redis://localhost:6379/0"
]
},
}
```

Alternatively, you can start the server using `uv` and configure your `mcp.json` or `settings.json`. This is usually desired for development.
Alternatively, you can start the server using `uv` and configure your `mcp.json`. This is usually desired for development.

```json
{
Expand All @@ -475,33 +473,10 @@ Alternatively, you can start the server using `uv` and configure your `mcp.json`
}
```

```json
{
"mcp": {
"servers": {
"redis": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "<full_path_uv_command>",
"args": [
"--directory",
"<your_mcp_server_directory>",
"run",
"src/main.py"
],
"env": {
"REDIS_HOST": "<your_redis_database_hostname>",
"REDIS_PORT": "<your_redis_database_port>",
"REDIS_USERNAME": "<your_redis_database_username>",
"REDIS_PWD": "<your_redis_database_password>",
}
}
}
}
}
```

For more information, see the [VS Code documentation](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/chat/mcp-servers).

> **Note:** Starting with [VS Code v1.102](https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_102),
> MCP servers are now stored in a dedicated `mcp.json` file instead of `settings.json`.

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