How to Use the AgentMail MCP in VS Code Copilot

Q: How do we set up AgentMail for our whole team in VS Code Copilot?

Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your project's root. Add the AgentMail server configuration there and commit it to your repository. Every team member with VS Code 1.96+ will automatically have the tools available in Copilot.

Q: Can Copilot send emails using AgentMail on behalf of our team?

Yes. Once an inbox is created with createinbox, Copilot can use the sendmessage tool to send emails from that address. It's useful for automated status updates or notifications.

Equip your whole team's VS Code Copilot with shared email inboxes for automated workflows.

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Team-Wide Email for Copilot

Drop the AgentMail config into your project's `.vscode/mcp.json` file. Now every developer on your team who pulls the repo gets a Copilot that can manage email. No individual setup needed. Your team's agent can create shared inboxes with `create_inbox` for things like CI/CD alerts or support tickets. Copilot can then `list_inboxes` to see what's available and get to work.

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Copilot can now read and process emails on your team's behalf. It uses `list_threads` to scan an inbox and `get_thread` to read a specific conversation, right from the VS Code chat panel. This is great for shared workflows. Imagine an alert email comes in. Anyone on the team can ask Copilot to fetch it, summarize the problem, and even grab log files sent as attachments with `get_attachment`.

Automate Responses & Notifications

Let Copilot handle the communication. It can `send_message` to notify a channel about a deployment or `reply_to_message` to acknowledge receipt of a support request. This works because the MCP Server configuration is shared. The whole team has a consistent, automated layer for email tasks, managed by the agent they already use every day in VS Code.

Setup guide

Set up AgentMail MCP in VS Code Copilot

Prerequisites

VS Code 1.99 or later with GitHub Copilot extension
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open MCP configuration

Open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P) and run "MCP: Add Server". Select HTTP (Streamable) as the server type. VS Code will create .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.
2

Add the AgentMail MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into your .vscode/mcp.json. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Switch to Agent mode

Open Copilot Chat (Cmd+Shift+I / Ctrl+Shift+I) and switch to Agent mode using the dropdown. MCP tools are only available in Agent mode — they do not appear in Edit or Ask modes.
4

Verify the connection

In the Copilot Chat input, type # to list available tools. You should see the AgentMail tools listed. Try asking: "List my recent AgentMail transactions" and Copilot will invoke them automatically.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agentmail-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about AgentMail MCP in VS Code Copilot

Create a `.vscode/mcp.json` file in your project's root. Add the AgentMail server configuration there and commit it to your repository. Every team member with VS Code 1.96+ will automatically have the tools available in Copilot.

A common one is a shared inbox for build failure notifications. Copilot can monitor that inbox, use `get_thread` to read the failure log, and then you can ask it to start debugging the issue, all within VS Code.

Yes. Once an inbox is created with `create_inbox`, Copilot can use the `send_message` tool to send emails from that address. It's useful for automated status updates or notifications.

Create separate inboxes for each environment. Name them clearly, like `dev-alerts` or `prod-failures`. Copilot can then `list_inboxes` and you can direct it to interact with the correct one based on your current task.

Vinkius ensures your data privacy. Any email content or attachments are processed in a temporary, isolated sandbox for each request your agent makes. The server doesn't retain your data, and the entire connection is secured with industry-standard encryption.

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