How to Use the NS1 (IBM NS1 Premium DNS API) MCP in VS Code Copilot

Manage DNS infrastructure across your team in VS Code. Use the NS1 (IBM NS1 Premium DNS API) MCP Server to standardize deployments.

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Connect NS1 (IBM NS1 Premium DNS API) MCP to VS Code Copilot

Create your Vinkius account to connect NS1 (IBM NS1 Premium DNS API) 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 NS1 (IBM NS1 Premium DNS API) with VS Code Copilot

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Team-wide DNS management for VS Code

Commit your MCP configuration to your repo's .vscode/mcp.json file. Every developer on your team gets the same tools for managing NS1 zones and records. This ensures everyone uses the same methods to update DNS entries. It brings infrastructure management into the team's standard development workflow.

Monitoring job orchestration

Deploy and track monitoring jobs using `create_monitoring_job` and `list_monitoring_jobs`. Your team can see the health of your global edges without leaving VS Code. It makes infrastructure visibility a shared team asset. No one needs special dashboard access to verify if an endpoint is responding correctly.

Programmatic traffic steering

Use `create_data_source` to integrate your own telemetry. You can push data to your feeds via `push_data_feed` to drive automated traffic routing changes. This allows your team to build custom failover logic that lives in your repository. It makes your DNS infrastructure as version-controlled as your application code.

Setup guide

Set up NS1 (IBM NS1 Premium DNS API) 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 NS1 (IBM NS1 Premium DNS API) 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 NS1 (IBM NS1 Premium DNS API) tools listed. Try asking: "List my recent NS1 (IBM NS1 Premium DNS API) transactions" and Copilot will invoke them automatically.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ns1-ibm-ns1-premium-dns-api-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about NS1 (IBM NS1 Premium DNS API) MCP in VS Code Copilot

Define the server in a shared .vscode/mcp.json file within your repository. This allows every team member to use the tools once they open the project.

Yes, it can. Simply ask the Copilot Chat to list your zones, and it will invoke the `list_zones` tool to display them in your editor.

Since it uses the standard MCP protocol, it integrates into your existing VS Code setup. You maintain control over how the server is configured and accessed.

It works perfectly in Agent mode. You can ask for complex infrastructure tasks, and the agent will call the necessary tools to complete them.

The server does not store your DNS zone data or records. It acts as a transient bridge to the IBM API, ensuring your infrastructure information remains private.

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