Standalone Installation

If you use AI CLI tools without VS Code, you can install the MCP server standalone using the installer script. It downloads the latest version from OpenVSX, runs a smoke test, and registers the server with any AI CLIs it finds on your machine.

Prerequisites

• node (any recent LTS version, v16+)
• unzip
• curl

Install

Run directly with curl:

curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MeterianHQ/vscode-extension-tracker/main/scripts/install-meterian-mcp.sh | bash

Or download and run yourself:

curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MeterianHQ/vscode-extension-tracker/main/scripts/install-meterian-mcp.sh -o install-meterian-mcp.sh
chmod +x install-meterian-mcp.sh
./install-meterian-mcp.sh

Install from a local .vsix

./install-meterian-mcp.sh --file /path/to/meterian.vsix

What the installer does

1. Downloads the latest .vsix from OpenVSX
2. Extracts the MCP server files to ~/.meterian/mcp-server/
3. Runs a smoke test — verifies the server boots correctly before registering
4. Detects and registers with any supported AI CLIs found: claude, gemini, codex

Uninstall

./install-meterian-mcp.sh --uninstall

This removes ~/.meterian/mcp-server/ and deregisters the server from all AI CLIs.

What gets installed

Path	Contents
~/.meterian/mcp-server/	MCP server runtime files
~/.meterian/heidi/logs/application.log	Server logs (daily rotation, 7 backups)
~/.claude/skills/meterian-security-audit/	Security Audit Skill for Claude Code
~/.codex/skills/meterian-security-audit/	Security Audit Skill for Codex CLI