What businesses use Checkfront?

Checkfront is used by tour operators, activity providers, rental companies, and experience businesses worldwide to manage online booking and inventory.

Can I query available slots for a given rental gear category?

Yes! The MCP directly interfaces with the Checkfront Item/Category API. You can ask exactly how many mountain bikes or kayaks remain available for next Saturday.

Will an AI cancellation automatically refund my guest's payment?

By default, the AI cancels the booking status but defers payment refunds to your manual Payment Gateway configuration out of safety, unless strictly instructed other configurations.

Checkfront MCP Server for VS Code Copilot 8 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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

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About Checkfront MCP Server

Connect your Checkfront booking platform to any AI agent — for tours, activities, and rentals.

GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Checkfront data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 8 tools. Copilot queries live data, generates typed code, and writes tests from actual API responses, all without leaving the editor.

What you can do

Bookings — Browse reservations with customer, date, group size, and payment
Items — List all bookable experiences, tours, and rentals
Availability — Check open slots for any experience and date range
Categories — Tours, activities, rentals, classes, events
Customers — Search profiles with booking history
Account — Business configuration and settings

The Checkfront MCP Server exposes 8 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 Checkfront to VS Code Copilot via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Checkfront 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 Checkfront

Ask Copilot: "Using Checkfront, help me...". 8 tools available

Why Use VS Code Copilot with the Checkfront MCP Server

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

Checkfront + VS Code Copilot Use Cases

Practical scenarios where VS Code Copilot combined with the Checkfront 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

Checkfront MCP Tools for VS Code Copilot (8)

These 8 tools become available when you connect Checkfront to VS Code Copilot via MCP:

check_availability

Check availability

get_account

Get account info

get_booking

Get booking details

get_item

Get item details

list_bookings

"What tours are booked for Saturday?" List bookings

list_categories

With item counts. List categories

list_items

"What do we offer?" List bookable items

search_customers

Returns contact, booking history, total spend, and waivers on file. Search customers

Example Prompts for Checkfront in VS Code Copilot

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

"What tours are booked for this Saturday and how many spots are left?"

"List all customers who booked the Sunset Cruise next week."

"Are there any kayak rentals left for August 15th afternoon?"

Troubleshooting Checkfront MCP Server with VS Code Copilot

Common issues when connecting Checkfront 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.

Checkfront + VS Code Copilot FAQ

Common questions about integrating Checkfront 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.