Elixium Companion for VS Code

Bring MCP-powered Elixium tools directly into your editor.

Features

• MCP Tools Sidebar: Run Elixium MCP tools without leaving code.
• Command Palette: One command per MCP tool for quick access.
• Story Actions: Start story flow, create stories, move lanes, and set states.
• Board & Branch: Open stories in the board and create git branches from stories.
• Saved Prompts: One-click implementation brief and hypothesis template.
• Iteration Context: Current + Backlog + Objectives in a dedicated panel.
• Badges & Notifications: Counts for Current/Backlog and status change toasts.
• Output Panel: Full tool responses in a dedicated output channel.

Setup

1. Install the MCP server:
   • npm install -g @elixium.ai/mcp-server
   • Air-gapped/offline: npm install -g /path/to/elixium.ai-mcp-server.tgz
   • Download the tarball from GitHub Releases (https://github.com/b3ccio/elixium.ai/releases/latest)
   • If you prefer a local install, install in a tools folder and point to its binary.
2. Configure .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "elixium": {
         "command": "elixium-mcp-server",
         "args": [],
         "env": {
           "ELIXIUM_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here",
           "ELIXIUM_API_URL": "https://your-tenant.elixium.ai/api",
           "ELIXIUM_BOARD_SLUG": "main"
         }
       }
     }
   }
   

   Shared daemon (SSE) with auto-start:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "elixium": {
         "transport": "sse",
         "url": "http://127.0.0.1:7357/sse",
         "autoStart": true,
         "command": "elixium-mcp-server",
         "args": [],
         "env": {
           "ELIXIUM_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here",
           "ELIXIUM_API_URL": "https://your-tenant.elixium.ai/api",
           "ELIXIUM_BOARD_SLUG": "main"
         }
       }
     }
   }
   

   Note: The Elixium Companion extension reads mcpServers. If another VS Code MCP schema expects servers, keep mcpServers here and update the schema or disable that validation.
3. Reload VS Code or use the MCP sidebar refresh button.

If you are developing the MCP server from source, build it locally and set the command to node with the path to dist/index.js.

Development

1. npm install
2. npm run compile
3. Press F5 to debug.