How to Use the Health Gorilla MCP in VS Code Copilot

Q: How does my team share the Health Gorilla configuration in VS Code Copilot?

Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your repository root and commit it. When team members open the project in VS Code, Copilot will automatically detect the MCP server and load the clinical tools.

Q: Can we query live provider details with VS Code Copilot and Health Gorilla?

Yes. Your agent can run getproviderdetails to verify credentials and NPI numbers. This is useful for writing validation scripts that ensure your app only routes orders to active clinicians.

Q: How do we search the Health Gorilla lab catalog using VS Code Copilot?

Your agent runs searchlabtests to look up specific LOINC codes or categories. This lets your team quickly map clinical tests without searching external spreadsheets or PDFs.

Q: Can we retrieve diagnostic results directly in the chat?

Yes, running getlabresults fetches the structured clinical data directly into your Copilot chat. You can ask the agent to format the JSON payload or write a custom parser for it on the spot.

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Team-wide clinical integration with VS Code Copilot

`list_orders` lets your team query recent diagnostic orders and track their progress from a shared workspace configuration. By committing an MCP server configuration to your repository, every developer using VS Code Copilot gets immediate access to the same clinical debugging tools. Your agent can filter these orders by status or patient ID to help troubleshoot stuck transactions. This shared access ensures that your entire engineering team is testing against the same live environments.

Manage patient record lifecycles in the editor

`create_patient_record` registers new patients inside the network, returning a unique ID for subsequent testing. Your VS Code Copilot agent can run this tool to set up test cases, ensuring your registration forms write data to the clinical network correctly. You can also use `get_patient_demographics` to verify that the registered details match your local database. Testing these data flows directly in the editor chat speeds up compliance and validation cycles.

Track diagnostic orders and cancel errors

`get_order_status` checks the current progress of any submitted lab test in the diagnostic pipeline via our MCP server. Your VS Code Copilot agent can monitor status changes, helping you debug your webhook handlers and notification services during development. If a test is submitted incorrectly during a team test run, use `cancel_lab_order` to stop it before it reaches the lab. This keeps your sandbox environment clean and prevents unnecessary test processing.

Setup guide

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

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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Common questions about Health Gorilla MCP in VS Code Copilot

Create a `.vscode/mcp.json` file in your repository root and commit it. When team members open the project in VS Code, Copilot will automatically detect the MCP server and load the clinical tools.

Yes. Your agent can run `get_provider_details` to verify credentials and NPI numbers. This is useful for writing validation scripts that ensure your app only routes orders to active clinicians.

Your agent runs `search_lab_tests` to look up specific LOINC codes or categories. This lets your team quickly map clinical tests without searching external spreadsheets or PDFs.

Yes, running `get_lab_results` fetches the structured clinical data directly into your Copilot chat. You can ask the agent to format the JSON payload or write a custom parser for it on the spot.

All laboratory results and PHI are transmitted via secure, authenticated endpoints directly from your development environment. VS Code Copilot acts as a local client, meaning your sensitive clinical payloads never touch intermediate servers.

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