Connect CodeBuddy to IPMusk

Who this is for

Developers who use Tencent CodeBuddy (腾讯云代码助手) in the IDE or the CodeBuddy CLI.

What you need

• An IPMusk account with a verified email address.
• An IPMusk API key. Create it in Settings → API keys (/app/settings/api-keys). For typical use tick read and connect. Add support only if the assistant should open tickets, and order only if it should create orders that end in a payment link.
• This client takes the key itself rather than reading the IPMUSK_API_KEY environment variable the other guides use. Keep the original in a password manager.
• CodeBuddy installed.
• IPMusk applies the same source-country rules to the API and MCP as to the website, so connect from a region where ipmusk.com is available.

Set it up

Put this in .mcp.json at the project root (recommended), or in ~/.codebuddy.json for all projects.

• Replace ipm_live_YOUR_KEY with your key. Add .mcp.json to .gitignore so the key is never committed.
• Restart CodeBuddy after editing the file.
• CODEBUDDY_CUSTOM_HEADERS sets headers for model requests, not for MCP servers. Put the key in this file instead.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ipmusk": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://ipmusk.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ipm_live_YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

In the IDE

1. 1
   Open MCP settings

   In the CodeBuddy panel, open 配置MCP (Configure MCP).

2. 2
   Add it manually

   Choose 手动配置 (manual configuration). Paste the same ipmusk block into the file that opens and save.

Menu names change between CodeBuddy releases. If a step does not match, check CodeBuddy's current documentation.

Check it works

Restart CodeBuddy. In the CLI, run /mcp; in the IDE, open the MCP settings. ipmusk should show as connected.

Ask the assistant: Which IPMusk account am I connected as? It should call get_account and answer with your email address.

Try these prompts

• How much IPMusk residential traffic do I have left?
• Get a sticky US proxy URL for 10 minutes and use it in this script.
• List my IPMusk Static ISP proxies and when they expire.

If it fails

• 401 authentication_required: the key in the file is wrong, revoked or expired. Paste it again without extra spaces.
• The server does not appear: restart CodeBuddy, then check the JSON is valid and type is http.
• 401 although you set CODEBUDDY_CUSTOM_HEADERS: that variable does not reach MCP servers. Put the header in the config file.
• 403 forbidden on one tool: the key lacks that tool's scope, or your email is not verified. Scopes cannot be added to a key, so create a new key with the scope and swap it in.
• 429 rate_limited: too many calls in one minute (read 60, connect 20, support 30, order 10). Wait a minute and try again.

Remove access

• Revoke the key in Settings → API keys (/app/settings/api-keys). It stops working at once.
• Then delete the ipmusk entry from .mcp.json or ~/.codebuddy.json and restart CodeBuddy.