How to Use the LiveKit MCP in VS Code Copilot

Q: How do we share the LiveKit MCP Server across our VS Code Copilot team?

Add the server configuration to your project's .vscode/mcp.json file and commit it to your Git repository. Every developer on the team using VS Code 1.96+ will automatically have access to the LiveKit tools.

Q: Can VS Code Copilot help us manage LiveKit phone numbers?

Yes, your developers can run searchphonenumbers to find available numbers and then use purchasephonenumber to acquire them. This lets your team manage telecom inventory directly from the chat panel.

Q: How do we monitor active LiveKit egress jobs in VS Code Copilot?

You can ask Copilot to run listegress to get a real-time status of all active recording and streaming jobs. This helps developers debug pipeline failures without leaving the editor.

Q: Can we dispatch agents to rooms using VS Code Copilot?

Yes, you can use createdispatch to explicitly trigger a named AI agent to join a specific room. This allows you to test multi-user agent interactions directly from your development environment.

Share LiveKit room control and SIP routing tools across your entire engineering team using VS Code Copilot.

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Manage LiveKit environments across your VS Code team

`create_room` allows any developer on your engineering team to spin up testing environments directly from VS Code Copilot Chat. By checking in a shared MCP configuration, your entire team gets instant access to room provisioning tools. If a test room gets stuck, anyone can run `delete_room` to force-disconnect participants and clean up resources. This keeps your shared staging environments clean without requiring admin dashboard access.

Configure SIP trunks inside VS Code Copilot

`create_sip_outbound_trunk` defines how your system dials out to traditional telephone networks directly from your editor. Copilot helps you configure complex telecom settings by translating your requirements into precise API calls. You can also list your active configurations using `list_sip_inbound_trunk` to audit your telecom routing. This ensures your team is always aligned on how incoming phone lines map to active WebRTC sessions.

Automate LiveKit recording pipelines in VS Code

`start_track_egress` exports a single audio or video track without transcoding, saving CPU cycles on your media servers. Copilot can trigger these raw exports during testing to verify track synchronization. If you need to record a web app, tell the MCP Server to run `start_web_egress` to capture any URL. This is perfect for archiving dynamic dashboards or interactive canvas elements during live sessions.

Setup guide

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

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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Common questions about LiveKit MCP in VS Code Copilot

Add the server configuration to your project's `.vscode/mcp.json` file and commit it to your Git repository. Every developer on the team using VS Code 1.96+ will automatically have access to the LiveKit tools.

Yes, your developers can run `search_phone_numbers` to find available numbers and then use `purchase_phone_number` to acquire them. This lets your team manage telecom inventory directly from the chat panel.

You can ask Copilot to run `list_egress` to get a real-time status of all active recording and streaming jobs. This helps developers debug pipeline failures without leaving the editor.

Yes, you can use `create_dispatch` to explicitly trigger a named AI agent to join a specific room. This allows you to test multi-user agent interactions directly from your development environment.

This integration stores your LiveKit API keys locally on your machine or in your secure environment variables. Copilot only transmits metadata like participant lists and SIP trunk configurations, keeping your actual media streams completely isolated.

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