How to Use the HowLongToBeat MCP in VS Code Copilot

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Connect HowLongToBeat MCP to VS Code Copilot

Create your Vinkius account to connect HowLongToBeat 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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Setup HowLongToBeat with VS Code Copilot

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Every developer on your team accesses the `search_game_times` tool by adding the HowLongToBeat MCP Server to your config. Enterprise development relies on consistent environments. You commit the configuration file to Git. When a new hire clones the repo, their AI client immediately knows how to query game lengths using the search tool.

Build gaming features with real numbers.

Copilot Chat pulls actual completion hours through the `search_game_times` tool while generating frontend components. Mocking data for a gaming platform takes time and usually looks terrible. Ask the agent to create a UI card for a specific RPG. It fetches the main story and completionist times, then builds a React component populated with real data instead of placeholders.

Stop scraping external sites.

Developers bypass manual API wrappers because this MCP Server runs the `search_game_times` tool natively. We waste hours writing custom scrapers for game statistics. The agent executes the search and formats the response directly in your Copilot window. You get the exact hours required to beat a game without ever opening a browser tab.

Setup guide

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

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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Common questions about HowLongToBeat MCP in VS Code Copilot

Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your project directory. Define the server path there, and Copilot will automatically register the new tools.

Yes. Once you commit the configuration file, anyone who opens the project with Copilot Chat enabled will have access to the search tool.

It only needs the name of the video game as a text string. The tool handles the fuzzy matching and returns the relevant playtime statistics.

You can easily script database seeds by asking Copilot to query a list of games. It will retrieve the hours and write the insert statements for you.

Your code never leaves your machine during these queries. The server only processes the raw game titles sent to it, leaving your local workspace and repository entirely untouched.

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