How to Use the Browse AI MCP in VS Code Copilot

Q: Can I inspect my Browse AI robot schemas inside VS Code Copilot?

Yes, the agent calls listrobots and getrobot to fetch the exact fields your scrapers extract. This makes it easy to write accurate parser code without manual guesswork.

Run Browse AI scrapers and import extracted web data directly into your VS Code Copilot workspace.

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Connect Browse AI MCP to VS Code Copilot

Create your Vinkius account to connect Browse AI to VS Code Copilot and route execution through our secure gateway. The platform manages server hosting, runtime updates, and security layers. Configuration requires no manual server provisioning.

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Setup Browse AI with VS Code Copilot

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Automate data pipelines with this VS Code Copilot MCP Server

This Browse AI developer toolset brings your web scraping workflows directly into your team's favorite editor. This MCP Server allows VS Code Copilot to query your active scrapers using `list_robots` and extract fresh target data with `run_robot` without leaving your workspace. By integrating your scraping tasks directly into the editor, you can write scripts that process the output of `get_task` as soon as the robot finishes its run.

Configure website monitors from your editor

The Browse AI monitoring interface lets you manage web scraping schedules without opening a dozen browser tabs. Your agent uses `create_monitor` to set up automated scraping schedules and `list_monitors` to audit existing checks. Copilot analyzes these schedules to ensure your application's data ingestion routines align perfectly with when Browse AI actually extracts new data.

Track high-volume extraction jobs

This Browse AI bulk extraction tool lets you monitor multi-page extractions for large-scale operations. Your agent uses `list_bulk_runs` and `get_bulk_run` to monitor multi-page extractions, letting you debug data ingestion scripts using the exact payloads your production environment processes. If your data pipelines seem laggy, the agent calls `get_system_status` to see if the delay is a local network issue or a platform-wide queue bottleneck.

Setup guide

Set up Browse AI 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 Browse AI 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 Browse AI tools listed. Try asking: "List my recent Browse AI transactions" and Copilot will invoke them automatically.

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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Common questions about Browse AI MCP in VS Code Copilot

You ask Copilot Chat in Agent mode to start a run. The agent calls `run_robot` to launch the scraping task and retrieves the final dataset using `get_task`.

Yes, you can commit the MCP Server configuration to your repository in `.vscode/mcp.json`. This allows every developer on your team to access the same scraping tools instantly.

If your data extraction takes longer than usual, Copilot calls `get_system_status` to check the current queue delay. This helps you determine if the issue is with your robot or the platform itself.

Yes, the agent calls `list_robots` and `get_robot` to fetch the exact fields your scrapers extract. This makes it easy to write accurate parser code without manual guesswork.

All extracted web data and task parameters pass through Vinkius's secure, ephemeral V8 isolates. Your scraping payloads are delivered directly to VS Code Copilot and are never saved on our infrastructure.

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