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Ask AI in Visual Studio Code

Step‑by‑step walkthrough to query BNB Chain documentation from within VS Code using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

1 Install the MCP Client extension

  1. Open the Extensions view.
  2. Search for “MCP Client” and hit Install.

VS Code Extensions view with MCP Client selected

The extension adds MCP support to VS Code, letting you connect to external knowledge bases such as BNB Chain Ask AI.

2 Add the Ask AI server

  1. Open Settings → Preferences → Settings (JSON). Tip ▶ press Ctrl/⌘ +, then click the {} icon in the upper‑right corner.
  2. Inside the JSON, locate (or create) the "mcpServers" section and paste the snippet below as a sibling property.
"mcpServers": {
  "bnbchain-askai-mcp": {
    "url": "https://mcp.inkeep.com/bnbchainorg/mcp",
    "id": "cm9qsf01p00bss6016ry68oil"
  }
}

Settings JSON with the Ask AI block added

  1. Save the file. The MCP client should automatically reload; if not, restart the VS Code window.

3 Start the MCP server

Hover the new server block and click ▶ Start.

Start badge before connection

When the badge flips to ✓ Running, VS Code is now connected to BNB Chain Ask AI.

Server block indicating ✓ Running

4 Open the Chat panel

From the menu bar choose View → Chat or press Ctrl + Alt + I. A chat window docks to the side of the editor.

Opening the Chat view from the View menu

5 Pick the bnbchain‑askai‑mcp agent

At the bottom of the chat input you’ll find two dropdowns:

  • Mode (Ask / Edit / Agent)
  • Provider (list of LLMs & MCP servers)

Set Mode to Agent, then pick bnbchain‑askai‑mcp from the Provider list.

Dropdown showing Agent selected and bnbchain-askai-mcp highlighted

6 Ask your first question

  1. Type a natural‑language query such as:
What is BNB Greenfield?

Chat input with sample question typed

  1. Press Enter. VS Code presents a confirmation card recommending the bnbchain‑askai‑mcp tool.

Confirmation card asking to continue with the recommended MCP

  1. Click Continue (or just press Enter again). Ask AI streams back a concise answer plus source links you can click to jump to the original docs.

Answer streamed in the chat panel

7 Bonus: Command Palette quick‑queries

Prefer keyboard? Hit Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + P, run “MCP: Run Query”, choose bnbchain‑askai‑mcp, and enter your question.

This opens a transient results panel without leaving your current editor tab.

Need help?

  • Reach out on the BNB Chain Discord.
  • File an issue in the docs repo.

Happy building! 🎉