Can I use the agent to mass download confidential employee payroll details?

The integration specifically blocks massive blind dumps to protect PII. You can fetch specific employees individually, maintaining the security boundary of analytical lookups versus mass-extraction vectors.

How do I filter vacations strictly for one employee?

Just write a natural query. The AI knows to fetch the employee's ID first using `get_employee` or `list_employees`, and then invokes `list_vacations` passing that precise `employeeId` parameter in sequence.

What format is the Buk Domain parameter expected as?

If your company logs into `https://techcorp.buk.cl`, your Buk Domain is simply `techcorp`. The engine appends the `.buk.cl` suffix and proper API structures internally.

Buk MCP Server for VS Code Copilot 14 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Buk
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GitHub Copilot in VS Code is the most widely adopted AI coding assistant, embedded directly into the world's most popular code editor. With MCP support in Agent mode, Copilot can access external data and APIs to generate context-aware code grounded in real-time information.

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

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About Buk MCP Server

Connect your Buk organizational environment to any AI agent and oversee your Latin American HR operations seamlessly through natural conversation.

GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Buk data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 14 tools. Copilot queries live data, generates typed code, and writes tests from actual API responses, all without leaving the editor.

What you can do

Talent Discovery — Query your entire employee database, extracting current operational roles, internal IDs, and hierarchical positions.
Absence & Vacations — Read the historic and upcoming scheduled time loops (vacations/leaves) to perfectly orchestrate team capacity via the bot.
Organizational Architecture — Extract detailed internal departments (Cost Centers) and cross-reference them to build structural overviews.
Job Catalogs — Verify the registered taxonomy of job positions available inside your corporative setup.

The Buk MCP Server exposes 14 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to VS Code Copilot in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Buk to VS Code Copilot via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Buk MCP Server with VS Code Copilot.

Create MCP config

Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your project root

Add the server config

Paste the JSON configuration above

Enable Agent mode

Open GitHub Copilot Chat and switch to Agent mode using the dropdown

Start using Buk

Ask Copilot: "Using Buk, help me...". 14 tools available

Why Use VS Code Copilot with the Buk MCP Server

GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio Code provides unique advantages when paired with Buk through the Model Context Protocol.

VS Code is used by over 70% of developers. adding MCP tools to Copilot means your team can leverage external data without leaving their primary editor

Project-scoped MCP configs (`.vscode/mcp.json`) let you commit server configurations to your repository, ensuring the entire team shares the same tool access

Copilot's Agent mode integrates MCP tools seamlessly with file editing, terminal commands, and workspace search in a single agentic loop

GitHub's enterprise compliance and audit features extend to MCP tool usage, providing visibility into how AI interacts with external services

Buk + VS Code Copilot Use Cases

Practical scenarios where VS Code Copilot combined with the Buk MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Live API integration: Copilot can query an MCP server, inspect the response schema, and generate typed API client code in the same step

DevSecOps workflows: security teams can give developers access to domain intelligence tools directly in their editor for real-time vulnerability assessment during code review

Data pipeline development: Copilot fetches sample data via MCP and generates transformation scripts, validators, and test fixtures from actual API responses

Documentation generation: Copilot queries available tools and auto-generates README sections, API reference docs, and usage examples

Buk MCP Tools for VS Code Copilot (14)

These 14 tools become available when you connect Buk to VS Code Copilot via MCP:

approve_leave

Authorize pending leaves

create_employee

Onboard a new employee to system

delete_employee

Offboard an employee identity

get_attendance

Fetch daily attendance matrix

get_company_stats

Get company HR aggregate stats

get_department

Get department details

get_employee

Get complete details of a specific talent

get_payroll

Get employee payroll snapshot

list_benefits

View available corporate extras

list_departments

List all organizational departments (cost centers)

list_employees

List all employees inside the Buk platform

list_jobs

List standard job roles

list_leaves

List absence leaves

list_vacations

List scheduled vacations

Example Prompts for Buk in VS Code Copilot

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your VS Code Copilot agent to start working with Buk immediately.

"Fetch the organizational structure and show me our standard list of Departments."

"Can you check the current scheduled vacations for the employee named Fernando Silva?"

"Pull a high priority company overview from our Buk metrics."

Troubleshooting Buk MCP Server with VS Code Copilot

Common issues when connecting Buk to VS Code Copilot through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

MCP tools not available

Ensure you are in Agent mode in Copilot Chat. MCP tools only appear in Agent mode.

Buk + VS Code Copilot FAQ

Common questions about integrating Buk MCP Server with VS Code Copilot.

Which VS Code version supports MCP?

MCP support requires VS Code 1.99 or later with the GitHub Copilot extension. Ensure both are updated to the latest version. Older versions of Copilot may not expose the Agent mode toggle.

How do I switch to Agent mode?

Open the Copilot Chat panel and look for two mode options: "Ask" and "Agent". Click "Agent" to enable autonomous tool calling. In Ask mode, Copilot provides conversational answers but cannot invoke MCP tools.

Can I restrict which MCP tools Copilot can access?

Yes. VS Code shows a tool consent dialog before any MCP tool is invoked for the first time. You can also configure tool access policies at the organization level through GitHub Copilot settings.

Does MCP work in VS Code Remote or Codespaces?

Yes. MCP servers configured via .vscode/mcp.json work in Remote SSH, WSL, and GitHub Codespaces environments. The MCP connection is established from the remote host, so ensure the server URL is accessible from that environment.