Glean MCP Server for VS Code Copilot 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
GitHub Copilot in VS Code is the most widely adopted AI coding assistant, embedded directly into the world's most popular code editor. With MCP support in Agent mode, Copilot can access external data and APIs to generate context-aware code grounded in real-time information.
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About Glean MCP Server
Connect your Glean enterprise account to any AI agent and take full control of your corporate-wide knowledge discovery and AI-powered workspace through natural conversation.
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Glean 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
- Corporate Discovery Orchestration — Identify bounded CRM records and extract explicitly attached REST arrays targeting
/searchto find knowledge mapped across all SaaS applications natively - Live AI Answer Retrieval — Enumerate explicitly attached structured rules to fire RAG mechanisms, returning pure AI-generated blocks distilled from your company data limitlessly
- Multi-Source Filtering — Perform structural extraction of properties by hardcoding explicit filters parsing only specific datasources like Jira, Confluence, or Slack nodes synchronousy
- People & Identity Discovery — Retrieve corporate active directory information, matching user skills, roles, and names directly to generate hard customer bindings natively
- Intelligent Chat Orchestration — Commands explicit REST targets checking
/chatto manage ongoing text streams while maintaining historical thread mapping for complex reasoning - Knowledge Ingestion & Indexing — Upload massive custom text properties directly routing into corporate search logic to verify internal documentation boundaries securely
- Predictive Autocomplete — Discovers disconnected physical limits executing
/autocompleteto predict precise page destinations from partial prefixes flawlessly - Data Deletion Oversight — Explains explicitly mapped arrays checking
/deleteto remove indexed documents permanently and block future retrieval vectors
The Glean 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 Glean to VS Code Copilot via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Glean 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 Glean
Ask Copilot: "Using Glean, help me...". 10 tools available
Why Use VS Code Copilot with the Glean MCP Server
GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio Code provides unique advantages when paired with Glean 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
Glean + VS Code Copilot Use Cases
Practical scenarios where VS Code Copilot combined with the Glean 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
Glean MCP Tools for VS Code Copilot (10)
These 10 tools become available when you connect Glean to VS Code Copilot via MCP:
autocomplete
Retrieve explicit Cloud logging tracing explicit Vault limits
chat_completion
Dispatch an automated validation check routing explicit Gateway history
custom_request
` merging physical POST arrays strictly. Identify precise active arrays spanning native Hold parsing
delete_document
Inspect deep internal arrays mitigating specific Plan Math
get_answer
Enumerate explicitly attached structured rules exporting active Billing
get_suggestions
Irreversibly vaporize explicit validations extracting rich Churn flags
index_document
Identify precise active arrays spanning native Gateway auth
search_datasource
g. Perform structural extraction of properties driving active Account logic
search_docs
Identify bounded CRM records inside the Headless Glean Platform
search_people
Provision a highly-available JSON Payload generating hard Customer bindings
Example Prompts for Glean in VS Code Copilot
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your VS Code Copilot agent to start working with Glean immediately.
"Search for 'Q2 hiring plan' in all apps"
"Who knows about 'React Native' in my company?"
"Get AI answer for: 'What is our expense policy for business travel?'"
Troubleshooting Glean MCP Server with VS Code Copilot
Common issues when connecting Glean to VS Code Copilot through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
MCP tools not available
Glean + VS Code Copilot FAQ
Common questions about integrating Glean MCP Server with VS Code Copilot.
Which VS Code version supports MCP?
How do I switch to Agent mode?
Can I restrict which MCP tools Copilot can access?
Does MCP work in VS Code Remote or Codespaces?
.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.Connect Glean with your favorite client
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Google's framework for building production AI agents.
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TypeScript toolkit for building AI-powered web applications.
TypeScript-native agent framework for modern web stacks.
Python framework for orchestrating collaborative AI agent crews.
Leading Python framework for composable LLM applications.
Data-aware AI agent framework for structured and unstructured sources.
Microsoft's framework for multi-agent collaborative conversations.
Connect Glean to VS Code Copilot
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 10 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.