How do I get Dotdigital API credentials?

Log in to your Dotdigital account, navigate to **Settings > Access**, and select the **API users** tab. You can create a new API user to generate a unique username and password for this integration.

Can the agent send new email campaigns?

This integration currently focuses on listing and auditing campaigns, contacts, and automation programs. Scheduling or sending actual email broadcasts should be managed via the Dotdigital campaign builder.

Does the integration support multiple address books?

Yes, you can use the list_marketing_address_books tool to see all your address books and then list contacts for any specific book using its ID.

Dotdigital MCP Server for VS Code Copilot 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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

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About Dotdigital MCP Server

Integrate Dotdigital, the powerful marketing automation and omnichannel platform, directly into your AI workflow. Manage your email campaigns and templates, track contact address books and individual profiles, monitor automation programs (journeys), and oversee your marketing operations using natural language.

GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Dotdigital data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 10 tools. Copilot queries live data, generates typed code, and writes tests from actual API responses, all without leaving the editor.

What you can do

Campaign Oversight — List and retrieve detailed information and subject lines for all your email marketing campaigns.
Contact Intelligence — Monitor contact address books, individual profile details, and subscription statuses across your organization.
Automation Monitoring — Track active marketing automation programs and customer journeys to ensure effective engagement.
Marketing Auditing — Retrieve high-level summaries of address book volumes, campaign activity, and account limits instantly.

The Dotdigital MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to VS Code Copilot in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Dotdigital to VS Code Copilot via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Dotdigital MCP Server with VS Code Copilot.

Create MCP config

Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your project root

Add the server config

Paste the JSON configuration above

Enable Agent mode

Open GitHub Copilot Chat and switch to Agent mode using the dropdown

Start using Dotdigital

Ask Copilot: "Using Dotdigital, help me...". 10 tools available

Why Use VS Code Copilot with the Dotdigital MCP Server

GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio Code provides unique advantages when paired with Dotdigital through the Model Context Protocol.

VS Code is used by over 70% of developers. adding MCP tools to Copilot means your team can leverage external data without leaving their primary editor

Project-scoped MCP configs (`.vscode/mcp.json`) let you commit server configurations to your repository, ensuring the entire team shares the same tool access

Copilot's Agent mode integrates MCP tools seamlessly with file editing, terminal commands, and workspace search in a single agentic loop

GitHub's enterprise compliance and audit features extend to MCP tool usage, providing visibility into how AI interacts with external services

Dotdigital + VS Code Copilot Use Cases

Practical scenarios where VS Code Copilot combined with the Dotdigital MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Live API integration: Copilot can query an MCP server, inspect the response schema, and generate typed API client code in the same step

DevSecOps workflows: security teams can give developers access to domain intelligence tools directly in their editor for real-time vulnerability assessment during code review

Data pipeline development: Copilot fetches sample data via MCP and generates transformation scripts, validators, and test fixtures from actual API responses

Documentation generation: Copilot queries available tools and auto-generates README sections, API reference docs, and usage examples

Dotdigital MCP Tools for VS Code Copilot (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Dotdigital to VS Code Copilot via MCP:

get_campaign_details

Get detailed information for a specific email campaign

get_contact_profile

Get full profile and history for a specific contact by email

get_dotdigital_account_metadata

Retrieve metadata and limits for your Dotdigital account

list_address_book_contacts

List all contacts within a specific address book

list_automation_programs

List all active marketing automation programs (journeys)

list_email_campaigns

List all email marketing campaigns

list_email_templates

List all available email message templates

list_marketing_address_books

List all contact address books configured in your Dotdigital account

quick_marketing_health_audit

Retrieve a high-level summary of campaign and contact activity

search_marketing_contacts

Search for contacts using a specific query string

Example Prompts for Dotdigital in VS Code Copilot

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your VS Code Copilot agent to start working with Dotdigital immediately.

"List all my email campaigns."

"Show me the contacts in address book '12345'."

"Which marketing automation programs are currently active?"

Troubleshooting Dotdigital MCP Server with VS Code Copilot

Common issues when connecting Dotdigital to VS Code Copilot through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

MCP tools not available

Ensure you are in Agent mode in Copilot Chat. MCP tools only appear in Agent mode.

Dotdigital + VS Code Copilot FAQ

Common questions about integrating Dotdigital MCP Server with VS Code Copilot.

Which VS Code version supports MCP?

MCP support requires VS Code 1.99 or later with the GitHub Copilot extension. Ensure both are updated to the latest version. Older versions of Copilot may not expose the Agent mode toggle.

How do I switch to Agent mode?

Open the Copilot Chat panel and look for two mode options: "Ask" and "Agent". Click "Agent" to enable autonomous tool calling. In Ask mode, Copilot provides conversational answers but cannot invoke MCP tools.

Can I restrict which MCP tools Copilot can access?

Yes. VS Code shows a tool consent dialog before any MCP tool is invoked for the first time. You can also configure tool access policies at the organization level through GitHub Copilot settings.

Does MCP work in VS Code Remote or Codespaces?

Yes. MCP servers configured via .vscode/mcp.json work in Remote SSH, WSL, and GitHub Codespaces environments. The MCP connection is established from the remote host, so ensure the server URL is accessible from that environment.