How to Use the Good Grants MCP in VS Code Copilot

Equip your engineering team to build, test, and audit Good Grants workflows directly inside VS Code Copilot.

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Connect Good Grants MCP to VS Code Copilot

Create your Vinkius account to connect Good Grants 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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Sync your team with the Good Grants MCP Server

Standardize your development environment by sharing tool access across your entire team. By committing the configuration to your repository, every developer gets instant access to the platform's tools. Your team can run `list_grant_funds` to verify active programs without sharing manual API keys. This keeps everyone on the same page. Developers can quickly verify how funding categories are structured using `list_grant_categories` right from the Copilot chat.

Validate submission pipelines in VS Code

Build and test your submission pipelines faster. Your agent can trigger `create_new_application` to push test data into your workspace. It eliminates the need for manual postman requests or curl scripts. Once submitted, the agent runs `get_application_details` to verify the state of the created record. You can check custom fields and validation errors immediately inside your editor.

Audit workspace users and reviews

Keep your workspace secure by auditing permissions directly from your chat. The agent calls `list_account_users` to pull a list of active administrators and applicants. It helps you catch unauthorized accounts or incorrect roles during development. For teams building reporting dashboards, the agent uses `list_application_reviews` to retrieve evaluator scores. You can verify that your report layouts match the actual review schema.

Setup guide

Set up Good Grants 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 Good Grants 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 Good Grants tools listed. Try asking: "List my recent Good Grants transactions" and Copilot will invoke them automatically.

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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Common questions about Good Grants MCP in VS Code Copilot

You configure the tools globally or at the project level using a shared configuration file. Once committed to your repository, any developer using VS Code Copilot can invoke tools like `list_applications` immediately. This ensures consistent tool access across your engineering team.

Yes, you can create draft submissions directly from the chat interface. The agent calls `create_new_application` with your test payload to verify your data mapping. This makes testing your integration fast and straightforward.

Yes, your team can inspect active categories without leaving the IDE. The agent invokes `list_grant_categories` to fetch the complete taxonomy of your active programs. It helps you map fields correctly in your local code.

You can query your user directory directly from Copilot. The agent runs `list_account_users` to pull active user profiles and roles. This is useful for verifying access levels during development.

Your application details, reviewer scores, and user accounts are protected by enterprise-grade security. Vinkius runs all tool executions in isolated, ephemeral V8 sandboxes that do not store any persistent data. This ensures your sensitive funding information and user directories never leak to external servers.

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