VSCode Devtools vs MCP Gopls

In-depth architectural comparison of the VSCode Devtools and MCP Gopls MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose VSCode Devtools when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: rename.

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Choose MCP Gopls when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Go LSP navigation and workspace symbol search, Diagnostics, hover, completion, formatting, and code actions, Symbol renaming through MCP.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	VSCode Devtools Developer Tools	MCP Gopls hloiseaufcms Developer Tools
Summary	Connect to VSCode ide and use semantic tools like findusages	A MCP server for interacting with Go's Language Server Protocol (gopls) and benefit from advanced Go code analysis features.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vscode-devtools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "/c",
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "supergateway",
        "--sse",
        "http://localhost:8008/sse"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hloiseaufcms-mcp-gopls": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mark3labs/mcp-inspector"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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