How to Use the Certify (Emburse) MCP in VS Code Copilot

Q: How do I share the Certify (Emburse) MCP Server across my team in VS Code Copilot?

Add a .vscode/mcp.json file to your repository root. Commit it to Git, and every developer using the workspace automatically inherits the server connection.

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Connect Certify (Emburse) MCP to VS Code Copilot

Create your Vinkius account to connect Certify (Emburse) 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 Certify (Emburse) with VS Code Copilot

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Query AP invoices from the editor

Context switching kills developer momentum. VS Code Copilot can now run `list_certify_invoices` and `list_invoice_reports` right in the chat panel. You ask your agent to pull the latest pending accounts payable records, and the data appears next to your code. Testing edge cases becomes trivial when you have real examples. The AI reads the actual invoice structures to help you write accurate validation logic for your internal finance tools.

Standardize GL mappings via MCP Server

Hardcoding accounting categories is a massive technical debt trap. Your client executes `get_gl_dimensions` to fetch the current General Ledger lists straight from Emburse. Copilot then uses those live dimensions to populate your dropdowns or mapping tables. Team members working on different microservices get the exact same data. Because the configuration lives in your repository, everyone pulls the identical financial schemas.

Inspect expense reports and receipts

Debugging expense sync issues usually means digging through raw logs. Now you just ask Copilot to trigger `list_expense_reports` or `list_certify_expenses` for a specific user. The agent retrieves the exact lines causing the error. Getting the underlying documentation is just as fast. Running `list_certify_receipts` paired with `list_certify_users` lets you verify if an employee actually attached the required PDFs before you write the handler code.

Setup guide

Set up Certify (Emburse) 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 Certify (Emburse) 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 Certify (Emburse) tools listed. Try asking: "List my recent Certify (Emburse) transactions" and Copilot will invoke them automatically.

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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Common questions about Certify (Emburse) MCP in VS Code Copilot

Add a `.vscode/mcp.json` file to your repository root. Commit it to Git, and every developer using the workspace automatically inherits the server connection.

The agent fetches the employee roster directly through the API. You can use this live data to write accurate user provisioning scripts.

Your chat interface can request specific receipt payloads. The AI uses that raw data to help you build frontend viewers or processing pipelines.

You need version 1.96 or higher. Older builds do not support the required protocol architecture for agentic tool calling.

Vinkius isolates the execution in an ephemeral V8 sandbox. Your raw expense lines, AP invoices, and GL dimensions pass through the secure tunnel only during the active query and are never stored.

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