How to Use the Gift Up! MCP in VS Code Copilot

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Connect Gift Up! MCP to VS Code Copilot

Create your Vinkius account to connect Gift Up! 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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Team-wide Gift Up! server config

Commit your MCP configuration to the repository. Every engineer on your team gets instant access to `get_account_details` through their Copilot Chat. This keeps your entire dev team on the same page. No one needs to manually configure their local environment.

Automated Gift Up! validation in VS Code

Run `validate_gift_card` during your development cycle to ensure your logic handles expired codes correctly. You get immediate feedback on how the API behaves. This prevents bugs from hitting production. You catch issues while you are still writing the code.

Gift Up! metadata management for teams

Use `update_order_metadata` to standardize how your team tracks custom fields across orders. It ensures consistency in your database entries. Your agent handles the payload structure for you. You just tell it what to update and it pushes the change.

Setup guide

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

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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Common questions about Gift Up! MCP in VS Code Copilot

Add the server configuration to a .vscode/mcp.json file in your repo. Once committed, everyone on the team can use the tools in Copilot Chat.

Yes, by using the repository-level config, your team lead can control which tools are available to the entire engineering org.

The server uses environment variables for authentication. You don't need to commit sensitive keys to your git history.

You can have your agent call these tools as part of a test suite. It allows for end-to-end verification of your order processing logic.

The server operates in a sandboxed environment on your machine. Your transaction data is encrypted in transit and never persisted by the MCP process.

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