Redacted excerpt; full evidence withheld. $ cd && ls -la && cat README.md 2>/dev/null | head -200 exit: 0 r run the **MCP: Open User Configuration** command for a user-level config. VS Code uses a different top-level key (`servers`) and requires an explicit `type`: **macOS / Linux:** ```json { "servers": { "chronary": { "type": "stdio", "command": "npx", [excerpt truncated]