How to Use the LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP in VS Code Copilot

Q: What is the best way to pull all bills for a specific state?

Run getstatemasterlist with the target state's two-letter code. This returns the entire active roster of bills for the current session.

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Connect LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP to VS Code Copilot

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Team-Wide Policy Tracking

The `search_bills` tool allows your development team to query state laws directly within their shared workspace using this MCP server. By committing the configuration to your repository, every developer gets instant access to legislative data. This setup ensures your team builds compliance features using the exact same API inputs. It cuts down on integration discrepancies across different development environments.

Automate State Data Mapping in VS Code Copilot

Use `get_state_master_list` inside VS Code Copilot to pull complete state session data directly into your terminal or chat window. This lets your agent help you write schema migrations for legislative databases. Your agent can analyze the live payload structure to generate TypeScript interfaces or database models. You don't have to manually write types for complex state bill formats.

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The `get_bill_details` tool pulls the full history, sponsor list, and current status of any bill from the LegiScan database. Developers can inspect these details without leaving their code files or opening a browser. This makes it easy to check if your application is parsing vote histories correctly. Your agent can compare your parser's output against the raw API response in real time.

Setup guide

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

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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Common questions about LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP in VS Code Copilot

Add the server details to a .vscode/mcp.json file and commit it to your repository. Any team member with the Copilot extension will automatically have access to the tracking tools.

Yes, your agent can call this MCP server during chat sessions to help write and test your data integration scripts.

It does. When you switch Copilot to Agent mode, it can autonomously run `search_bills` to find legislation and use the results to update your code.

Run `get_state_master_list` with the target state's two-letter code. This returns the entire active roster of bills for the current session.

Your API keys, state codes, and bill IDs are processed inside an ephemeral, zero-trust sandbox. This MCP setup processes your data without storing query histories permanently or sharing them with outside networks.

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