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fix: use vscode-insiders protocol for Insiders install links#2626

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fix: use vscode-insiders protocol for Insiders install links#2626
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@advancedresearcharray advancedresearcharray commented Jun 6, 2026

Summary

  • Fix the "Application Error" when clicking the green Install in VS Code Insiders badge by switching from the broken /redirect/mcp/install?...&quality=insiders format to the vscode-insiders: protocol redirect used by other MCP servers (e.g. Playwright MCP).
  • Add pkg/github/vscode_install.go helpers to centralize VS Code MCP install URL generation with tests.
  • Update README badges, docs/remote-server.md, and generate-docs toolset tables to use the new redirect format.

Closes #2322

Test plan

  • go test ./pkg/github/ -run TestVSCodeInstall
  • Click the Install in VS Code Insiders badge on the README and confirm VS Code Insiders opens the MCP install flow (no Application Error)
  • Click the Install in VS Code (stable) badge and confirm it still works
  • Verify remote toolset install links in docs/remote-server.md open VS Code correctly

@advancedresearcharray advancedresearcharray requested a review from a team as a code owner June 6, 2026 18:14
@advancedresearcharray advancedresearcharray force-pushed the fix/insiders-install-link-2322 branch from 79a807a to e643eec Compare June 6, 2026 18:21
The VS Code Insiders one-click install badge used /redirect/mcp/install
with quality=insiders, which shows an Application Error in the browser.
Switch to the vscode-insiders: protocol redirect format used by other
MCP servers, and centralize URL generation in pkg/github.

Closes github#2322
@advancedresearcharray advancedresearcharray force-pushed the fix/insiders-install-link-2322 branch from e643eec to af5a40b Compare June 6, 2026 18:21
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"Application Error" upon selecting the "Install in Insiders" link

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