How to Use the Donately MCP in VS Code Copilot

Integrate Donately tools into your VS Code Copilot workflow for team-wide fundraising data access.

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Connect Donately MCP to VS Code Copilot

Create your Vinkius account to connect Donately 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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Manage Donately fundraisers in VS Code

Call `list_fundraisers` and `get_fundraiser` to track peer-to-peer performance across your organization. It brings your fundraising context directly into the IDE. Your team can now query live progress on specific initiatives without manual lookups. It saves time during every sprint review.

Sync Donately donations to VS Code

Use `list_donations` to pull recent contributions into your workspace. This tool helps you see how changes in your code affect the way you process incoming data. It removes the friction of manual data exports. Your agent provides the exact record structure you need to write robust integration tests.

Deploy this MCP Server for your team

Standardize your team's approach to fundraising data by committing the MCP configuration to your repository. It ensures everyone uses the same tools for `list_subscriptions` and donor lookups. Consistency across your team makes debugging much faster. You spend less time explaining how to reach the API and more time building features.

Setup guide

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

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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Common questions about Donately MCP in VS Code Copilot

Add the server to your .vscode/mcp.json file in the repo root. Once configured, switch Copilot Chat to Agent mode to start executing your queries.

Yes, by sharing the configuration file in your project. Everyone on your team gets access to the same Donately tools, provided they have the necessary environment variables set.

The architecture is designed for enterprise environments. The server maintains strict boundaries, ensuring your donor data flows only to authorized agents in your IDE.

No. You should use local environment variables or a secure secret manager. The server reads these at runtime to authenticate your specific requests.

We enforce strict read-only access for most tools. When you use `get_person`, the data is fetched directly from the API and is never cached or stored by the server.

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