Set up SonarQube in VS Code

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Provides seamless integration with [SonarQube](https://www.sonarsource.com/) Server or Cloud, and enables analysis of code snippets directly within the agent context

01Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sonarqube": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add this to .vscode/mcp.json. Generated from the captured install method (docker); the mcpServers shape is shared across Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code.

02Steps

Make sure VS Code is installed and up to date.
Open .vscode/mcp.json and add the block above (merge into any existing mcpServers).
Provide any required API keys/credentials as environment variables.
Restart VS Code and confirm SonarQube’s tools appear.

03Other runtimes

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04Provenance

config_sourcegenerated from captured install method

last_checked2026-08-16 23:13Z

sourcesAwesome MCP Servers (wong2) [p6]

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