How to Use the Dades Obertes Catalunya MCP in VS Code Copilot

Q: How does my team get started with Dades Obertes Catalunya in VS Code Copilot?

One person creates a .vscode/mcp.json file in the project root and adds the server configuration from Vinkius. After committing and pushing that file, everyone on the team will have access to the tools in Copilot Chat.

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Connect Dades Obertes Catalunya MCP to VS Code Copilot

Create your Vinkius account to connect Dades Obertes Catalunya 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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Share Data Access Across Your Team

This MCP Server is configured at the project level. You add it to a `.vscode/mcp.json` file and commit it to your repository. That's it. Now, every developer on your team who pulls the repo gets the same tools in Copilot automatically. No individual setup, no 'it works on my machine' problems. It standardizes how your team gets public data.

Pull Data Without Leaving VS Code

Use the `search_catalog` and `query_dataset` tools to interact with the Dades Obertes Catalunya portal from the Copilot chat panel. Your agent can find dataset IDs and then pull data using SoQL queries. You get the information you need without breaking your focus. This is especially useful for data scientists and engineers who need to quickly reference public stats while writing code.

Reliable Data for Your Whole Project

Because everyone on the team uses the same MCP Server config, you get consistent results. When someone asks Copilot to 'Get the latest population figures for Barcelona', they're hitting the same `query_dataset` tool as everyone else. This makes your team's data-driven work more reliable. It's an enterprise-grade way to bring external public data into your development workflow.

Setup guide

Set up Dades Obertes Catalunya 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 Dades Obertes Catalunya 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 Dades Obertes Catalunya tools listed. Try asking: "List my recent Dades Obertes Catalunya transactions" and Copilot will invoke them automatically.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dades-obertes-catalunya-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Dades Obertes Catalunya MCP in VS Code Copilot

One person creates a `.vscode/mcp.json` file in the project root and adds the server configuration from Vinkius. After committing and pushing that file, everyone on the team will have access to the tools in Copilot Chat.

Yes. You can give it a multi-step instruction. For example: 'Search Dades Obertes Catalunya for datasets on tourism, then use the first result to get the visitor numbers for 2023.' Copilot's agent will handle both steps.

The main benefit is team-wide consistency. By committing the configuration to your repo, you ensure every developer has the exact same, managed access to Catalonia's public data, directly within their editor.

You'll need VS Code version 1.96 or newer to use MCP extensions. This functionality works with standard GitHub Copilot subscriptions (Personal, Business, or Enterprise).

No, your code is never exposed. Only the specific tool inputs—search terms and SoQL queries for public datasets—are sent to the MCP Server. Vinkius manages authentication and runs each request in a secure, single-use sandbox.

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