How to Use the Donately MCP in VS Code Copilot

Q: How does VS Code Copilot find specific donor histories?

The agent executes listhighestlifetimedonors to retrieve your top supporters. It can then analyze their giving patterns to help you write better targeted email templates.

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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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Standardize donor testing in VS Code Copilot

Keep your team aligned by committing your tool config to Git. Your agent uses `get_donor_profile` to pull consistent donor objects for local testing. Every developer on the team works with the same data structures. When writing custom exports, let the editor use `list_active_donors` to verify your data pipelines. You ensure that everyone writes code against identical JSON schemas.

Build shared campaign dashboards with this MCP Server

This MCP Server lets your team design custom monitoring tools directly inside the editor. Your agent pulls real-time campaign statistics using `get_campaign_performance_summary` to help you draft your dashboard components. If you need to populate list views, have Copilot run `list_fundraising_campaigns`. It retrieves your active fundraising configurations. Your team builds frontends that match your live settings.

Audit transaction pipelines inside your editor

Debug payment webhook handlers by pulling real transaction events. Your agent runs `list_latest_contributions` to show you recent payments. You verify that your local webhook parser handles the incoming payloads correctly. If a specific transaction fails, use `get_donation_details` to inspect the raw API response. You find the error codes and fix your backend processing code without leaving your workspace.

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-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 settings to a .vscode/mcp.json file and commit it to your repository. When team members open the project with VS Code 1.96+, Copilot loads the tools automatically.

Yes. You can ask Copilot in Agent mode to fetch your account limits using `get_donately_account_metadata`. It displays your operational limits and metadata directly in the terminal panel.

The agent executes `list_highest_lifetime_donors` to retrieve your top supporters. It can then analyze their giving patterns to help you write better targeted email templates.

No, Vinkius handles the MCP authorization layer. You use a single secure endpoint token in your workspace configuration, keeping your master API keys hidden from individual developer environments.

Yes, your database is secure. All data fetched via the tools is processed locally in your session and is not sent to external model training loops. The Vinkius sandbox ensures your donor transaction details remain completely private.

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