Coder (Remote Dev) MCP Server for VS Code CopilotGive VS Code Copilot instant access to 84 tools to Add License, Auth Workspace Agent, Cancel Workspace Build, and more
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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About Coder (Remote Dev) MCP Server
Connect your Coder deployment to any AI agent to orchestrate remote development infrastructure and monitor workspace health through natural language.
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Coder (Remote Dev) data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 84 tools. Copilot queries live data, generates typed code, and writes tests from actual API responses, all without leaving the editor.
What you can do
- Deployment Monitoring — Retrieve build info, deployment statistics, and check for available updates to keep your infrastructure current.
- AI Bridge Management — List connected AI clients, available models, and active sessions to understand how AI is being utilized in your workspaces.
- Agent Operations — Stream logs from specific workspace agents and manage application statuses to troubleshoot remote environments instantly.
- Infrastructure Config — Access SSH configurations and deployment settings to ensure seamless connectivity for your engineering team.
- Session Insights — Fetch threads and interceptions from AI sessions to audit and optimize AI-assisted development workflows.
The Coder (Remote Dev) MCP Server exposes 84 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to VS Code Copilot in under two minutes — credentials fully managed, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
All 84 Coder (Remote Dev) tools available for VS Code Copilot
When VS Code Copilot connects to Coder (Remote Dev) through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning remote-development, workspace-management, coder, and more. Every call runs in a secure, isolated environment with full audit visibility. Beyond a simple connection, you get real-time monitoring of agent activity, enterprise governance, and optimized token usage.
Add license on Coder (Remote Dev)
Add an enterprise license
Auth workspace agent on Coder (Remote Dev)
Authenticate agent using cloud provider identity
Cancel workspace build on Coder (Remote Dev)
Cancel a pending or running build
Check auth on Coder (Remote Dev)
Check if user has permission to perform actions
Create chat on Coder (Remote Dev)
Start a new AI chat session
Create chat message on Coder (Remote Dev)
Send a message to a chat session
Create group on Coder (Remote Dev)
Create a group in an organization
Create organization on Coder (Remote Dev)
Create an organization
Create user on Coder (Remote Dev)
Create a user
Create user secret on Coder (Remote Dev)
Create a user secret
Create user task on Coder (Remote Dev)
Create a long-running AI task for a user
Create user token on Coder (Remote Dev)
Create a user token
Create workspace on Coder (Remote Dev)
Create a workspace
Create workspace port share on Coder (Remote Dev)
Create a port share for a workspace
Delete license on Coder (Remote Dev)
Delete an enterprise license
Delete user on Coder (Remote Dev)
Delete a user
Download file on Coder (Remote Dev)
Download a file by ID
Get agent connection on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get DERP and connection details for an agent
Get agent containers on Coder (Remote Dev)
List running containers and devcontainers
Get agent debug logs on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get the last 10MiB of agent logs (local agent API)
Get agent debug magicsock on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get Tailscale magicsock debug info (local agent API)
Get agent debug manifest on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get the startup manifest from the server (local agent API)
Get agent external auth on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get external authentication tokens for the agent
Get agent logs on Coder (Remote Dev)
Stream logs from a specific agent
Get ai session threads on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get threads for an AI session
Get api root on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get basic API information
Get app auth redirect on Coder (Remote Dev)
Redirect to a URI with an encrypted API key
Get app host on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get the base host for applications
Get appearance on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get dashboard branding and banners
Get audit logs on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get a paginated list of audit logs
Get build info on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get Coder build info
Get chat messages on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get messages for a chat session
Get deployment config on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get deployment configuration
Get deployment stats on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get deployment statistics
Get external auth device on Coder (Remote Dev)
Initiate device-based OAuth
Get insights daus on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get Daily Active User stats
Get insights templates on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get usage data for templates
Get insights user activity on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get activity duration per user
Get notifications inbox on Coder (Remote Dev)
List user notifications
Get notifications settings on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get global notification settings
Get notifications templates on Coder (Remote Dev)
List available notification templates
Get prebuild settings on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get prebuild settings
Get ssh config on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get SSH configuration
Get update check on Coder (Remote Dev)
Check for Coder updates
Get user profile on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get user profile
Get workspace on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get workspace metadata
Get workspace acl on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get workspace ACLs
Get workspace build on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get details of a specific build
Get workspace build logs on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get logs for a specific build
Get workspace build params on Coder (Remote Dev)
List parameters used for the build
List ai clients on Coder (Remote Dev)
List connected AI Bridge clients
List ai interceptions on Coder (Remote Dev)
List AI interceptions
List ai models on Coder (Remote Dev)
List available AI models
List ai sessions on Coder (Remote Dev)
List active AI Bridge sessions
List chats on Coder (Remote Dev)
List user chat sessions
List external auth on Coder (Remote Dev)
List linked external accounts (e.g., GitHub)
List groups on Coder (Remote Dev)
List groups
List licenses on Coder (Remote Dev)
List enterprise licenses
List org members on Coder (Remote Dev)
List members of an organization
List org provisioner daemons on Coder (Remote Dev)
List active provisioner daemons
List org provisioner jobs on Coder (Remote Dev)
List jobs for the organization provisioners
List org roles on Coder (Remote Dev)
List assignable roles in an organization
List organizations on Coder (Remote Dev)
List organizations
List tasks on Coder (Remote Dev)
Manage long-running AI tasks
List template examples on Coder (Remote Dev)
List starter template examples
List template versions on Coder (Remote Dev)
List versions for a template
List templates on Coder (Remote Dev)
List all templates
List user secrets on Coder (Remote Dev)
List user secrets
List user tokens on Coder (Remote Dev)
List user tokens
List users on Coder (Remote Dev)
List users
List workspace port shares on Coder (Remote Dev)
List port shares for a workspace
List workspaces on Coder (Remote Dev)
g., owner:me). List workspaces
Login user on Coder (Remote Dev)
Authenticate a user with email and password
Register agent log source on Coder (Remote Dev)
Register a new log source
Send agent logs on Coder (Remote Dev)
Send logs to the server
Update agent app status on Coder (Remote Dev)
Update status of an application running on the agent
Update appearance on Coder (Remote Dev)
Update dashboard branding and banners
Update organization on Coder (Remote Dev)
Update an organization
Update prebuild settings on Coder (Remote Dev)
Update prebuild settings
Update user profile on Coder (Remote Dev)
Update user profile
Update workspace acl on Coder (Remote Dev)
Update workspace ACLs
Update workspace autostart on Coder (Remote Dev)
Update workspace autostart schedule
Update workspace autoupdates on Coder (Remote Dev)
Update workspace autoupdates schedule
Upload file on Coder (Remote Dev)
Upload a file (tar or zip)
Connect Coder (Remote Dev) to VS Code Copilot via MCP
Follow these steps to wire Coder (Remote Dev) into VS Code Copilot. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind Vinkius.
Create MCP config
.vscode/mcp.json file in your project rootAdd the server config
Enable Agent mode
Start using Coder (Remote Dev)
Why Use VS Code Copilot with the Coder (Remote Dev) MCP Server
GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio Code provides unique advantages when paired with Coder (Remote Dev) 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
Coder (Remote Dev) + VS Code Copilot Use Cases
Practical scenarios where VS Code Copilot combined with the Coder (Remote Dev) 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 Coder (Remote Dev) in VS Code Copilot
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your VS Code Copilot agent to start working with Coder (Remote Dev) immediately.
"Show me the current Coder deployment statistics and build info."
"List all active AI Bridge sessions and their available models."
"Get the SSH configuration for my Coder instance."
Troubleshooting Coder (Remote Dev) MCP Server with VS Code Copilot
Common issues when connecting Coder (Remote Dev) to VS Code Copilot through Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
MCP tools not available
Coder (Remote Dev) + VS Code Copilot FAQ
Common questions about integrating Coder (Remote Dev) MCP Server with VS Code Copilot.
Which VS Code version supports MCP?
How do I switch to Agent mode?
Can I restrict which MCP tools Copilot can access?
Does MCP work in VS Code Remote or Codespaces?
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