How to Use the Degreed MCP in VS Code Copilot

Q: What's the best way to roll out the Degreed MCP server to my team in VS Code Copilot?

The best method is to add the configuration to a .vscode/mcp.json file and commit it to your team's main repository. This ensures every developer automatically gets access without any manual setup.

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Connect Degreed MCP to VS Code Copilot

Create your Vinkius account to connect Degreed 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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Sync Your Team with a Shared MCP Server Config

Commit the MCP configuration to your repo's `.vscode/mcp.json` file. Now, every developer on your team gets the same Degreed tools in Copilot Chat automatically. No individual setup required. They can immediately ask Copilot to `get_user_profile` to see a teammate's skills or use `list_active_learners` to check who is up-to-date on training. It brings key learning data right into the developer's workspace.

Look Up Courses and Skills from the Editor

When a developer needs to learn a new technology for a project, they can just ask Copilot. The agent uses `search_learning_catalog` to find relevant courses, articles, and videos in your company's Degreed instance. Copilot can also list all available `list_learning_pathways` or pull details on a specific item with `get_content_details`. This means less context switching and faster onboarding onto new projects.

Audit Skills and Report on Completions

Get a clear view of your organization's talent from inside your editor. `list_defined_skills` shows the official taxonomy, and `list_user_completions` gives you the raw data on who has learned what. You can also check on progress toward company goals with `list_learning_plans`. Ask Copilot to combine this data and generate a quick report on which teams are meeting their development targets.

Setup guide

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

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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Common questions about Degreed MCP in VS Code Copilot

By sharing the MCP configuration in your repo, everyone gets the same tools. A developer can ask Copilot 'what skills does our team have for project X?' and get an answer based on real Degreed data, keeping everyone on the same page.

Yes. You can ask Copilot, 'show me my active learning plan in Degreed'. It will use the `list_learning_plans` tool to retrieve your current goals and their target completion dates.

The best method is to add the configuration to a `.vscode/mcp.json` file and commit it to your team's main repository. This ensures every developer automatically gets access without any manual setup.

Yes. This MCP server is hosted by Vinkius in a SOC 2 compliant, zero-trust environment. Your organization's credentials are encrypted and never exposed to the client.

Copilot can request employee profiles, skill taxonomies, and learning completion records from Degreed. The connection is proxied through Vinkius's ephemeral sandboxes, which isolate each request and ensure your data and credentials are not stored or logged.

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