How to Use the Nmap Online MCP in VS Code Copilot

Deploy Nmap Online tools across your engineering team in VS Code. Standardize your network auditing workflow instantly.

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Connect Nmap Online MCP to VS Code Copilot

Create your Vinkius account to connect Nmap Online 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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Team-wide network discovery in VS Code

Commit your configuration to the repo and let every developer use `nmap_scan` and `ping_host` with the same settings. It ensures your entire team audits infrastructure against the same baseline. Your agents can now perform automated security checks as part of your standard development process. It turns manual network verification into a repeatable, code-driven task.

Centralized DNS and WHOIS tools for VS Code

Configure `dns_lookup` and `whois_lookup` once for the whole team. Developers get consistent, verified output when checking domain records or infrastructure ownership during a sprint. This makes it easy to troubleshoot DNS propagation issues collectively. Everyone sees the same results, reducing time spent debugging environment differences.

Automated connectivity checks in VS Code

Use `traceroute` and `get_http_headers` to verify connectivity for all team members. These tools expose network paths and response headers, allowing the agent to flag connectivity bugs early. It eliminates the 'it works on my machine' problem by providing a standard way to probe your services. Your agent logs the findings directly into your team's chat.

Setup guide

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

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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Common questions about Nmap Online MCP in VS Code Copilot

Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your project root. Commit this to Git, and everyone on your team using the Copilot agent will have immediate access to the tools.

Yes, use the MCP User Configuration command. This is useful for personal tools that you want available across every project you open in your editor.

It is designed for managed environments. By controlling the server configuration in your repo, you ensure that only approved network auditing tools are used by your developers.

Your scan requests are processed in real-time by the MCP Server. No logs of your specific network audits or target infrastructure are kept by our platform.

Access is controlled via an endpoint token provided during setup. This ensures that every network probe initiated by your team's agents is authenticated and accounted for.

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