How to Use the Every.org Charity MCP in VS Code Copilot

Q: How do we share the Every.org Charity setup in VS Code Copilot?

Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your repository and commit it. Every developer on your team with the MCP extension will get access to the tools automatically.

Q: Can VS Code Copilot search for causes using Every.org Charity?

Yes, Copilot uses the searchcharities tool to run queries. It can find non-profits by cause or name and display them in your active workspace.

Share live non-profit search tools with your entire engineering team inside VS Code Copilot.

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Search non-profits directly from VS Code Copilot

The `search_charities` tool allows your development team to query the Every.org database without leaving the editor. By committing the configuration to your repo, every developer on the team can use Copilot to find charities and inspect their metadata. This shared access ensures everyone is developing against the same live data. Copilot can quickly draft search interfaces or donation widgets because it has direct access to the live search endpoint.

Inspect charity profiles via this MCP Server

This MCP Server exposes the `get_charity_details` tool to your team's shared workspace. Developers can instantly pull detailed profiles, tax statuses, and donation URLs for specific organizations. Copilot uses this structured information to build and test database schemas or API integrations. It keeps your team aligned and reduces the time spent looking up documentation or manual payloads.

Automate non-profit verification in your workspace

The `get_charity_details` tool lets VS Code Copilot check the status of specific non-profit organizations during code reviews or migrations. You can ask Copilot to verify a list of EINs in your code and flag any that return errors. Since the tool runs directly inside your IDE, you do not have to write custom validation scripts. Copilot handles the calls and explains any discrepancies it finds right in the chat sidebar.

Setup guide

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

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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Common questions about Every.org Charity MCP in VS Code Copilot

Create a `.vscode/mcp.json` file in your repository and commit it. Every developer on your team with the MCP extension will get access to the tools automatically.

Yes, Copilot uses the `search_charities` tool to run queries. It can find non-profits by cause or name and display them in your active workspace.

It gives your team direct access to live non-profit data inside VS Code Copilot. This speeds up the process of building, testing, and verifying charity-related features.

Yes, you need VS Code 1.96 or newer to use these tools. Make sure your team updates their editors to use the configuration file correctly.

The server runs in a secure, zero-trust V8 sandbox. Your search queries and retrieved charity EINs are processed ephemerally and never stored or shared.

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