How to Use the Mapulus MCP in VS Code Copilot

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Connect Mapulus MCP to VS Code Copilot

Create your Vinkius account to connect Mapulus 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 Mapulus with VS Code Copilot

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Team-Wide Demographics via MCP Server

`get_demographics` feeds Australian population metrics into your IDE through VS Code Copilot. When your team builds territory mapping features, the agent calls `get_boundary_details` to verify statistical area metadata on the fly. Because you configure this tool in a shared repository file, every developer gets instant access to the exact same spatial capabilities. Nobody wastes time hunting for API keys or setting up local databases just to test a demographic query.

Generate Catchments and Hex Grids

`get_isochrone` generates drive-time polygons so your agent can test routing logic with actual geographic shapes. For grid-based analytics, `get_h3_index` translates raw coordinates into standard hexagonal identifiers. Copilot takes these spatial outputs and formats them into your preferred data structures. You ask for a 15-minute drive catchment around Sydney, and the agent writes the exact GeoJSON into your active file.

Search Postcodes and Suburbs

`search_boundaries` locates specific Australian statistical areas based on text inputs. If a developer needs local data, `search_suburbs` finds the exact localities associated with a given postcode. Teams can run `list_data_topics` to see exactly what demographic layers are currently active. This keeps your entire engineering department aligned on which spatial datasets they can query without leaving the editor.

Setup guide

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

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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Common questions about Mapulus MCP in VS Code Copilot

Commit a .vscode/mcp.json file to your Git repository. Every developer who pulls the repo will automatically inherit the tools in their Copilot Agent.

Yes. The agent uses the suburb search tool to resolve postcodes into locality names, letting developers test location logic instantly.

You only need the official Copilot extension running version 1.96 or higher. The protocol operates natively through the built-in configuration file.

Vinkius manages the connection endpoints to ensure stable access. You provide a single authentication token in your shared configuration to handle team-wide requests.

Mapulus processes only the specific geographic queries sent by your developers to retrieve Australian spatial and demographic data. It never reads your local filesystem, and the location data it returns is handled entirely in memory by your AI client.

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