How to Use the HTML DOM Query Engine MCP in VS Code Copilot

Q: What CSS selectors work with the HTML DOM Query Engine in VS Code Copilot?

You can use standard CSS3 selectors like id, .class, and tag names. The tool currently focuses on structural targeting rather than complex pseudo-classes.

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Team-Wide DOM Querying

The `query_dom` tool lets VS Code Copilot parse raw HTML strings using standard CSS selectors. Your whole team gets access to this extraction engine by committing a single configuration file to your repository. This MCP Server bypasses the heavy resource requirements of headless browsers. The agent reads the markup stream, applies your requested selector, and drops the matched text directly into your shared workspace.

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Calling `query_dom` lets your agent extract specific attributes like image sources or link targets from heavily obfuscated markup. Tell Copilot to find the data, and it executes the query immediately. Nobody on your team has to write fragile regex for malformed HTML again. The engine handles broken tags natively and outputs clean JSON arrays that your AI client uses to write reliable extraction code.

Memory-Efficient Enterprise Parsing

Because `query_dom` processes the DOM tree directly, your developers won't experience IDE lag when handling massive HTML exports. It allocates memory only for the matched nodes. Connect this MCP integration via your configuration file to standardize your team workflow. The agent maps the parsed results straight into your unit tests or data pipelines.

Setup guide

Set up HTML DOM Query Engine 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.
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Add the HTML DOM Query Engine 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 HTML DOM Query Engine tools listed. Try asking: "List my recent HTML DOM Query Engine transactions" and Copilot will invoke them automatically.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "html-dom-query-engine-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about HTML DOM Query Engine MCP in VS Code Copilot

Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your repository root and add the server configuration. Every developer who pulls the repository will automatically inherit the tool.

Yes. The underlying engine parses broken tags and unclosed elements naturally. Your team just provides the CSS selector, and the tool extracts the closest matching nodes.

You can use standard CSS3 selectors like #id, .class, and tag names. The tool currently focuses on structural targeting rather than complex pseudo-classes.

No. It operates entirely on raw text streams. This keeps memory usage low and prevents the crashes associated with full browser emulation on developer machines.

Your corporate HTML payloads remain strictly within your controlled environment. The server processes the raw markup strings ephemerally and retains zero state after returning the extracted JSON.

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