How to Use the Criteo Retail Media API MCP in VS Code Copilot

Q: How do we configure the Criteo Retail Media API server for a team in VS Code Copilot?

You can commit a .vscode/mcp.json file to your Git repository. Once your team pulls the latest code, VS Code Copilot automatically detects the MCP configuration and enables the tools.

Q: What tools are available for finding specific line items?

The server includes listlineitems and listlineitemkeywords to let Copilot fetch and analyze your targeting setup on demand.

Equip your team to audit Criteo retail campaigns and budgets directly inside VS Code Copilot.

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Connect Criteo Retail Media API MCP to VS Code Copilot

Create your Vinkius account to connect Criteo Retail Media API 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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This MCP server lets your developers run `list_advertiser_accounts` directly inside their editor to standardize retail media development. Commit an MCP configuration file to your repository so every engineer on your team gets instant access to the Criteo API. This shared setup ensures everyone works with the same live data. It eliminates the 'it works on my machine' problem when building custom retail integrations.

Pull live retail media reports into your workspace

Your agent uses `get_retail_media_report` to fetch performance metrics directly into your VS Code Copilot chat window. Stop wasting time exporting CSVs from the Criteo dashboard. You can immediately ask Copilot to parse the report, format it as markdown, or write a script to process the metrics. It turns a manual data-gathering chore into a quick chat command.

Verify product catalogs and budgets instantly

This server runs `list_account_products` and `list_retail_budgets` to verify inventory and spending limits instantly. Check your inventory alignment while you write code. It helps you debug why certain items might not be showing up in your custom frontend or backend systems. You get the raw truth straight from the API in seconds.

Setup guide

Set up Criteo Retail Media API 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 Criteo Retail Media API 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 Criteo Retail Media API tools listed. Try asking: "List my recent Criteo Retail Media API transactions" and Copilot will invoke them automatically.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "criteo-retail-media-api-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Criteo Retail Media API MCP in VS Code Copilot

You can commit a `.vscode/mcp.json` file to your Git repository. Once your team pulls the latest code, VS Code Copilot automatically detects the MCP configuration and enables the tools.

Yes, you need VS Code version 1.96 or newer along with the GitHub Copilot extension to use the native MCP configuration and agent capabilities.

Yes. Developers can ask Copilot to inspect active campaigns using `get_retail_campaign_details` to verify settings without opening a browser.

The server includes `list_line_items` and `list_line_item_keywords` to let Copilot fetch and analyze your targeting setup on demand.

Your Criteo budgets, keywords, and campaign details are protected by enterprise-grade security. Vinkius handles the MCP connection using ephemeral sandboxes, meaning your sensitive marketing data is never cached or used for training models.

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