How to Use the Nationalize MCP in VS Code Copilot

Q: How do we share the Nationalize tool with our whole team in VS Code Copilot?

Add the Nationalize server configuration to a .vscode/mcp.json file in your project's root. Commit that file to your Git repository. Anyone who clones the repo will have the tool configured automatically.

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Team-Wide Tool Configuration

The `predict_nationality` tool gives your agent a way to estimate a user's country from their name. By adding this MCP server to your project's `.vscode/mcp.json` file, every developer on your team gets access to it instantly after they pull the latest changes. This means no more asking everyone to install a tool individually. Your whole team can use Copilot to enrich user data or build localized features using the exact same tool, ensuring consistent results across the board.

Standardize Localization Logic

When your team needs to write code that changes based on user origin, this tool provides a standard way to get that data. The agent can use `predict_nationality` to fetch country probabilities and then generate the required `if/else` or `switch` statements. Using this MCP server centralizes the logic, making your codebase cleaner and easier for new team members to understand. Everyone uses the same source of truth for nationality data.

Inform Product Decisions with VS Code Copilot

You can use the `predict_nationality` tool for more than just code. Have your agent analyze a list of names from a feature request thread. This gives your product team a rough idea of the geographic distribution of users asking for a specific change. It's a quick research tool that lives right in your editor. This helps bridge the gap between engineering and product by letting you pull quick demographic insights without leaving your development environment.

Setup guide

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

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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Common questions about Nationalize MCP in VS Code Copilot

Add the Nationalize server configuration to a `.vscode/mcp.json` file in your project's root. Commit that file to your Git repository. Anyone who clones the repo will have the tool configured automatically.

Yes. You can write a script or have the agent write one for you that connects to your database, pulls a list of names, and then iterates through them, calling the `predict_nationality` tool on each one.

No, definitely not. It provides a probabilistic guess based on a name's linguistic origin. You should never use this for legal, compliance, or any other critical decision-making. It's for analytics and content personalization only.

No. The MCP server is hosted by Vinkius and needs an internet connection to reach the Nationalize.io API. Your agent in VS Code Copilot needs to be online to call the tool.

Only the specific name string you're querying is sent to the MCP server. Vinkius runs the server in an ephemeral, zero-trust environment. The name is used for the API call and is immediately discarded; it's never logged or stored.

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