How do I find my Subdomain and API Key?

Your subdomain is the first part of your Recurly portal URL (e.g., if you log in at `myproject.recurly.com`, your subdomain is `myproject`). To get your API Key, navigate inside Recurly to Integrations > API Credentials and generate or copy your 'Private API Key'.

Can it accidentally charge my customers?

While the server can manage subscriptions (e.g., setting up a customer with a plan), it strictly follows the billing logic predefined in your Recurly catalog settings. It doesn't bypass credit card validation or execute arbitrary charges directly without a plan context.

Does cancelling a subscription remove the account entirely?

No, using `cancel_subscription` stops future renewals for that specific plan item instance. The underlying user billing account remains intact and can hold other valid subscriptions or past invoices.

Recurly MCP Server for VS Code Copilot 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Recurly
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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "recurly": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About Recurly MCP Server

Connect your Recurly subscription billing and management platform securely to your conversational AI agent. Activating this integration transforms your AI into a dynamic revenue operations assistant, giving it the autonomy to look up accounts, adjust active subscription states, and analyze invoice pipelines directly from the terminal.

GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Recurly data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 10 tools. Copilot queries live data, generates typed code, and writes tests from actual API responses, all without leaving the editor.

What you can do

Account Management — Quickly list your customer directory, view detailed billing profiles, or instantly create a new account mapping without opening the vendor console.
Subscription Operations — Easily search and read subscription lifecycle states, enroll users in fresh catalog plans, un-cancel previous subscriptions, or permanently cancel an ongoing billing mandate.
Invoice & Plan Catalogs — Retrieve the list of historical generated invoices to verify successful automated payments or pull all active billing models (Catalog Plans) to review available products.

The Recurly MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to VS Code Copilot in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Recurly to VS Code Copilot via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Recurly MCP Server with VS Code Copilot.

Create MCP config

Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your project root

Add the server config

Paste the JSON configuration above

Enable Agent mode

Open GitHub Copilot Chat and switch to Agent mode using the dropdown

Start using Recurly

Ask Copilot: "Using Recurly, help me...". 10 tools available

Why Use VS Code Copilot with the Recurly MCP Server

GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio Code provides unique advantages when paired with Recurly through the Model Context Protocol.

VS Code is used by over 70% of developers. adding MCP tools to Copilot means your team can leverage external data without leaving their primary editor

Project-scoped MCP configs (`.vscode/mcp.json`) let you commit server configurations to your repository, ensuring the entire team shares the same tool access

Copilot's Agent mode integrates MCP tools seamlessly with file editing, terminal commands, and workspace search in a single agentic loop

GitHub's enterprise compliance and audit features extend to MCP tool usage, providing visibility into how AI interacts with external services

Recurly + VS Code Copilot Use Cases

Practical scenarios where VS Code Copilot combined with the Recurly MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Live API integration: Copilot can query an MCP server, inspect the response schema, and generate typed API client code in the same step

DevSecOps workflows: security teams can give developers access to domain intelligence tools directly in their editor for real-time vulnerability assessment during code review

Data pipeline development: Copilot fetches sample data via MCP and generates transformation scripts, validators, and test fixtures from actual API responses

Documentation generation: Copilot queries available tools and auto-generates README sections, API reference docs, and usage examples

Recurly MCP Tools for VS Code Copilot (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Recurly to VS Code Copilot via MCP:

cancel_subscription

This action is irreversible. Cancels an active subscription

create_account

Specify code, email, and name. Creates a new customer account

create_subscription

Creates a new subscription for an account

get_account_details

Retrieves details for a specific customer account

get_subscription_details

Retrieves details for a specific subscription

list_accounts

Lists all customer accounts in Recurly

list_catalog_plans

Lists all available subscription plans in the product catalog

list_invoices

Lists all generated invoices

list_subscriptions

Lists all subscriptions managed by Recurly

reactivate_subscription

Reactivates a previously cancelled or expired subscription

Example Prompts for Recurly in VS Code Copilot

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your VS Code Copilot agent to start working with Recurly immediately.

"List the last 5 invoices generated in our account."

"Cancel the subscription with ID 'sub_39xjd82kw0'."

"Retrieve the billing details for account code 'cus_alpha_92'."

Troubleshooting Recurly MCP Server with VS Code Copilot

Common issues when connecting Recurly to VS Code Copilot through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

MCP tools not available

Ensure you are in Agent mode in Copilot Chat. MCP tools only appear in Agent mode.

Recurly + VS Code Copilot FAQ

Common questions about integrating Recurly MCP Server with VS Code Copilot.

Which VS Code version supports MCP?

MCP support requires VS Code 1.99 or later with the GitHub Copilot extension. Ensure both are updated to the latest version. Older versions of Copilot may not expose the Agent mode toggle.

How do I switch to Agent mode?

Open the Copilot Chat panel and look for two mode options: "Ask" and "Agent". Click "Agent" to enable autonomous tool calling. In Ask mode, Copilot provides conversational answers but cannot invoke MCP tools.

Can I restrict which MCP tools Copilot can access?

Yes. VS Code shows a tool consent dialog before any MCP tool is invoked for the first time. You can also configure tool access policies at the organization level through GitHub Copilot settings.

Does MCP work in VS Code Remote or Codespaces?

Yes. MCP servers configured via .vscode/mcp.json work in Remote SSH, WSL, and GitHub Codespaces environments. The MCP connection is established from the remote host, so ensure the server URL is accessible from that environment.