How to Use the Maxar (Satellite Imagery) MCP in VS Code Copilot

Q: How do we share the Maxar (Satellite Imagery) MCP tools across our team in VS Code Copilot?

Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your repository root and add the Maxar server config. Once committed, every developer using VS Code Copilot in that workspace gets instant access to the tools without manual setup.

Q: Can VS Code Copilot help us debug failing Maxar (Satellite Imagery) pipeline scripts?

Yes. Ask Copilot to look at your script and run searchdiscovery or getardtile to check if the API is returning the metadata your code expects. It compares the real tool output with your code to find the bug.

Q: How do we handle Maxar (Satellite Imagery) order requests inside VS Code Copilot?

You can run createorder directly via Copilot Chat. Feed it the target coordinates, and Copilot builds the correct API payload to place the order, returning the order confirmation details straight to your chat panel.

Let your engineering team query Maxar satellite catalogs and build imagery pipelines directly inside VS Code Copilot.

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Query Maxar satellite catalogs via VS Code Copilot

Standardize your team's geospatial workflow by committing the MCP Server configuration to your repository. Every developer on the team can ask VS Code Copilot to run `search_discovery` to find imagery over specific coordinate bounds. Copilot acts as a shared interface, parsing raw metadata into clean tables inside the chat panel. Developers can quickly verify image availability before writing backend retrieval code.

Verify pipeline order structures inside VS Code Copilot

Avoid broken pipeline runs by testing order payloads in the editor. Ask Copilot to execute `create_order` to validate your AOI geometry and coordinate formatting against the live Maxar API before committing to main. Copilot uses the MCP connection to dry-run the query. Copilot checks the live order response, highlighting any structural errors or invalid parameters. This ensures your production ingestion scripts always run with verified, valid payloads.

Fetch tile metadata and streaming links for team debugging

Debug map rendering issues by asking Copilot to call `get_ard_tile` directly from the chat. Your team can inspect grid layouts and tile metadata side-by-side with the rendering code to spot alignment bugs. For streaming issues, Copilot uses `get_mws_endpoints` to grab live service URLs. This lets you test the active streams directly in your local environment, cutting down on time spent debugging deployment errors.

Setup guide

Set up Maxar (Satellite Imagery) 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 Maxar (Satellite Imagery) 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 Maxar (Satellite Imagery) tools listed. Try asking: "List my recent Maxar (Satellite Imagery) transactions" and Copilot will invoke them automatically.

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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Common questions about Maxar (Satellite Imagery) MCP in VS Code Copilot

Create a `.vscode/mcp.json` file in your repository root and add the Maxar server config. Once committed, every developer using VS Code Copilot in that workspace gets instant access to the tools without manual setup.

Yes. Ask Copilot to look at your script and run `search_discovery` or `get_ard_tile` to check if the API is returning the metadata your code expects. It compares the real tool output with your code to find the bug.

You can run `create_order` directly via Copilot Chat. Feed it the target coordinates, and Copilot builds the correct API payload to place the order, returning the order confirmation details straight to your chat panel.

No. Vinkius handles the authentication layer globally. Your team uses a single secure endpoint token in your VS Code configuration, keeping your master Maxar credentials completely hidden from local environments.

Your spatial coordinates and order payloads are processed within an enterprise-grade, zero-trust sandbox. The MCP Server ensures that no search queries or order histories are cached on disk, keeping your proprietary geographic data completely secure.

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