How to Use the Healthchecks.io MCP in VS Code Copilot

Q: How do we configure the Healthchecks.io MCP Server for our entire team in VS Code Copilot?

Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your repository root and add the MCP server details. Once committed, any team member using VS Code 1.96+ with Copilot will automatically have access to the tools.

Q: Can VS Code Copilot help us pause alerts during deployments?

Yes, your agent can call pausecheck to temporarily silence alerts while you perform system updates. You can run resumecheck as soon as the deployment finishes.

Q: How do we view the status badges of our projects using VS Code Copilot?

Your agent uses listbadges to retrieve the URLs for your project's status badges. You can then paste these directly into your project's README file.

Q: Does this integration support checking the body of failed pings?

Yes, your agent calls getpingbody to fetch the raw output of any failed run. This makes it easy to read stack traces without leaving your IDE.

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Verify background task health inside VS Code Copilot

The `list_checks` tool queries your entire monitoring project to present a live status report of your background tasks within your chat panel. Team members can instantly see which jobs are failing without logging into an external dashboard. When a critical alert fires, your agent uses `get_status` to determine if the issue is with your infrastructure or the monitoring service itself. This prevents wasted engineering hours chasing ghost outages.

Manage monitoring configurations through git-tracked setups

The `update_check` tool modifies your existing monitors directly through Copilot commands, allowing you to tweak grace periods and intervals as your code changes. By committing your MCP configuration to git, your entire team gets access to these tools. If a job is deprecated during a refactor, your agent runs `delete_check` to remove the monitor, keeping your workspace clean. This direct control ensures your monitoring setup never drifts from your actual codebase.

Audit execution history and alert destinations

The `list_pings` tool displays the exact execution logs and timing history of your background jobs inside your editor. Your team can quickly identify latency issues or skipped runs during production deployments using these logs. To ensure alerts reach the right people, your agent uses `list_integrations` to audit active notification channels. You can verify that critical systems are connected to the correct pager or webhook.

Setup guide

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

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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Common questions about Healthchecks.io MCP in VS Code Copilot

Create a `.vscode/mcp.json` file in your repository root and add the MCP server details. Once committed, any team member using VS Code 1.96+ with Copilot will automatically have access to the tools.

Yes, your agent can call `pause_check` to temporarily silence alerts while you perform system updates. You can run `resume_check` as soon as the deployment finishes.

Your agent uses `list_badges` to retrieve the URLs for your project's status badges. You can then paste these directly into your project's README file.

Yes, your agent calls `get_ping_body` to fetch the raw output of any failed run. This makes it easy to read stack traces without leaving your IDE.

This MCP Server only accesses check metadata, ping payloads, and status indicators. Your API tokens are managed via secure environment variables, and all tool executions run in a zero-trust sandbox.

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