How to Use the Looker (Business Intelligence & Data) MCP in VS Code Copilot

Q: Does Looker (Business Intelligence & Data) support folder navigation in VS Code Copilot?

Yes. The server includes listfolders and searchcontent to help Copilot find and organize your BI files.

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Connect Looker (Business Intelligence & Data) MCP to VS Code Copilot

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The Looker MCP Server integrates with your workspace configuration to let every developer run `run_inline_query` using shared credentials. This ensures your team builds features using the same standardized LookML models. Committing your configuration to Git means anyone on the team can query the BI environment without manual setup. It keeps your development environments uniform and secure.

Audit Dashboards and Looks Inline

Pulling live definitions is simple when you use `get_dashboard` and `get_look` to inspect active BI configurations inside VS Code Copilot. You can see how reports are constructed without requesting access from the data team. Copilot parses the query structures and explains the underlying logic right in your sidebar. This speeds up onboarding for engineers who need to understand company KPIs.

Search and List BI Content

Discovering reports is handled by `list_dashboards` and `list_looks` fetching all available assets across your instance. You can quickly see what has already been built before starting a new data project. If the asset is buried deep, `list_folders` and `search_content` let you trace the exact folder structure. You get clean metadata targets without navigating the heavy Looker web interface.

Setup guide

Set up Looker (Business Intelligence & Data) 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 Looker (Business Intelligence & Data) 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 Looker (Business Intelligence & Data) tools listed. Try asking: "List my recent Looker (Business Intelligence & Data) transactions" and Copilot will invoke them automatically.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "looker-business-intelligence-data-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Looker (Business Intelligence & Data) MCP in VS Code Copilot

Yes. By adding the server configuration to your shared workspace config file, every developer on your team gets immediate access to the tools.

You ask Copilot in agent mode to run a query, and it will execute `run_inline_query` against your Looker instance to return live JSON data.

Yes. The server includes `list_folders` and `search_content` to help Copilot find and organize your BI files.

You need VS Code 1.96 or higher and the GitHub Copilot extension set to Agent mode to invoke the Looker tools.

Your Looker BI metadata, dashboard schemas, looks, and query results are protected by enterprise-grade SOC 2 compliance inside the Vinkius system. This MCP Server isolates all API calls to keep your database credentials safe.

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