How to Use the Edamam Extended MCP in VS Code Copilot
Standardize recipe data across your team with VS Code Copilot. Deploy Edamam Extended to every developer instance.
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…and any MCP-compatible client
Connect Edamam Extended MCP to VS Code Copilot
Create your Vinkius account to connect Edamam Extended 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.
Team-wide recipe tools for VS Code Copilot
Commit your `.vscode/mcp.json` to the repository so everyone on your team uses the same `search_recipes` configuration. This ensures consistency across your entire engineering group. Your team stops wasting time on custom setups. One config file gives every developer access to the same recipe data.
Analyze nutrition at scale
Use `analyze_nutrition` to build features that process large batches of ingredients. The server handles the heavy lifting of the API request. Your code receives clean, typed data from the tool. This makes your integration logic predictable and easier to maintain.
Query food items with VS Code Copilot
Call `parse_food` to validate ingredients in your application. The tool returns structured results that you can pipe directly into your logic. This MCP Server provides the foundation for building reliable food apps. You get instant access to the database without manual parsing.
Set up Edamam Extended 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.jsonin your workspace. - 2
Add the Edamam Extended 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 Edamam Extended tools listed. Try asking: "List my recent Edamam Extended transactions" and Copilot will invoke them automatically.
{
"mcpServers": {
"edamam-extended-mcp": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
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