# VS Code

> A VS Code extension that gives agent mode the ShipStatic tools and adds palette commands to publish the folder you are working in.

Source: https://docs.shipstatic.com/vs-code

Deploy static websites, landing pages, and prototypes instantly from chat or the command palette. Free, no account needed. [Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=shipstatic.shipstatic) / [Open VSX](https://open-vsx.org/extension/shipstatic/shipstatic) / [GIT](https://github.com/shipstatic/vscode)

## Install

Search **ShipStatic** in the Extensions view, or use Quick Open (`Cmd+P` / `Ctrl+P`):

```
ext install shipstatic.shipstatic
```

Requires VS Code 1.101 or later.

## Ask your AI

The extension registers the ShipStatic MCP server as a VS Code MCP provider, so agent mode gets all fifteen tools: deploying, listing, labels, deletion, and the whole custom-domain workflow.

Ask your assistant to deploy the folder you are working in. Without an account the site is public and expires in **3 days**, and the reply carries a **claim URL** to keep it permanently.

## The command palette

- **ShipStatic: Deploy** publishes a folder
- **ShipStatic: Deploy with Password** publishes it privately (6 to 128 characters)
- **ShipStatic: Account Info** shows who is signed in
- **ShipStatic: Set Token** stores your API key in VS Code SecretStorage

## Keep your sites

Get a free [API key](https://docs.shipstatic.com/api-key) and run **ShipStatic: Set Token**. Deployments then land in your account and never expire, and the domain tools unlock. The one slot takes either credential population: a `ship-` API key or a `deploy-` deploy token.