Can my AI agent retrieve the full funding history of a specific company just by providing the Organization ID?

Yes! Use the `get_org_funding` tool with the Organization ID. Your agent will return every funding round — Seed, Series A through D, and IPO — including amounts raised, lead investors, round dates, and post-money valuations.

How do I map out the competitive landscape for a target company?

Simply ask the agent to run `get_org_competitors` with the Organization ID. It will return direct competitors ranked by market positioning, funding similarity, and industry overlap, giving you an instant competitive analysis.

Does the integration allow modifying data or creating entries in CB Insights?

No. All 13 tools are strictly read-only query operations — searching organizations, tracking funding, analyzing competitors, and exploring investors. The only write operation is `chat_cbi`, which sends a question to the AI engine. No destructive actions exist, ensuring your data remains secure.

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CB Insights MCP Server for VS Code CopilotGive VS Code Copilot instant access to 13 tools to Chat Cbi, Check Cbi Status, Get Deal, and more

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

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About CB Insights MCP Server

Connect your CB Insights enterprise account to any AI agent and take full control of your market intelligence workflows through natural conversation.

GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings CB Insights data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 13 tools. Copilot queries live data, generates typed code, and writes tests from actual API responses, all without leaving the editor.

What you can do

Organization Research — Search companies by name and retrieve full profiles including industry classification, employee count, and headquarters
Funding Intelligence — Track the complete funding history of any organization, from Seed rounds to IPO, with amounts and lead investors
Competitive Mapping — Identify direct competitors for any company based on market positioning and funding patterns
Deal Tracking — Browse recent investment deals across the market or filter by specific organizations
Investor Profiling — Explore investor profiles, fund strategies, and their full portfolio of backed companies
AI-Powered Q&A — Ask natural language questions about markets, trends, and technologies and get data-backed answers

The CB Insights MCP Server exposes 13 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.

All 13 CB Insights tools available for VS Code Copilot

When VS Code Copilot connects to CB Insights through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning market-intelligence, venture-capital, company-research, and more. Every call is secured with network, filesystem, subprocess, and code evaluation entitlements inside a sandboxed runtime. Beyond a simple connection, you get a full AI Gateway with real-time visibility into agent activity, enterprise governance, and optimized token usage.

chat_cbi

CB Insights AI chat

check_cbi_status

Verify connectivity

get_deal

Get deal details

get_investor

Get investor details

get_investor_portfolio

Get investor portfolio

get_org_competitors

Get competitors

get_org_funding

Get organization funding

get_organization

Get organization details

list_deals

List recent deals

list_deals_by_org

List deals by organization

list_industries

List industries

list_investors

List investors

list_organizations

Search organizations

Connect CB Insights to VS Code Copilot via MCP

Follow these steps to wire CB Insights into VS Code Copilot. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind the Vinkius.

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 CB Insights

Ask Copilot: "Using CB Insights, help me...". 13 tools available

Why Use VS Code Copilot with the CB Insights MCP Server

GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio Code provides unique advantages when paired with CB Insights 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

CB Insights + VS Code Copilot Use Cases

Practical scenarios where VS Code Copilot combined with the CB Insights 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

Example Prompts for CB Insights in VS Code Copilot

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

"Search for the company OpenAI and show me its full funding history."

"Who are the top competitors of Anthropic in the AI space?"

"Show me the full portfolio of Sequoia Capital and highlight their AI investments."

Troubleshooting CB Insights MCP Server with VS Code Copilot

Common issues when connecting CB Insights 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.

CB Insights + VS Code Copilot FAQ

Common questions about integrating CB Insights 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.