How do I get a Riot Games API key?

Register at [**developer.riotgames.com**](https://developer.riotgames.com/) and sign in with your Riot account to get your personal development API key. It's free and works immediately.

PUUID (Player Universally Unique Identifier) is a unique ID assigned to every Riot account. It's required for most API calls like match history and champion masteries. Get it using get_account_by_riot_id with the player's game name and tag line.

What are platform codes?

Platform codes identify specific game servers: na1 (North America), euw1 (Europe West), eun1 (Europe Nordic & East), kr (Korea), br1 (Brazil), jp1 (Japan), la1/la2 (Latin America), tr1 (Turkey), oc1 (Oceania). Match history uses regional routing instead: americas, europe, asia, sea.

What are the API rate limits?

Development API keys are limited to 20 requests per second and 100 requests per 2 minutes. If you exceed these limits, the API returns a 429 error. Wait a moment and retry.

Riot Games MCP Server for VS Code Copilot 12 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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About Riot Games MCP Server

Connect to Riot Games API and access League of Legends player data through natural conversation.

GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Riot Games data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 12 tools. Copilot queries live data, generates typed code, and writes tests from actual API responses, all without leaving the editor.

What you can do

Player Lookup — Find any player by Riot ID (game name + tag line) and get their PUUID
Summoner Profile — Get summoner level, profile icon and account details
Match History — Browse recent matches with full details (KDA, items, runes, gold, damage)
Ranked Stats — Check current rank, tier, LP and win/loss records for all queues
Champion Masteries — View champion mastery levels, points and tokens
Live Games — Check if a player is currently in-game with team compositions and bans
Featured Games — Browse high-elo live games currently in progress
Champion Data — Get full champion info including abilities, stats, lore and skins

The Riot Games MCP Server exposes 12 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 Riot Games to VS Code Copilot via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Riot Games 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 Riot Games

Ask Copilot: "Using Riot Games, help me...". 12 tools available

Why Use VS Code Copilot with the Riot Games MCP Server

GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio Code provides unique advantages when paired with Riot Games 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

Riot Games + VS Code Copilot Use Cases

Practical scenarios where VS Code Copilot combined with the Riot Games 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

Riot Games MCP Tools for VS Code Copilot (12)

These 12 tools become available when you connect Riot Games to VS Code Copilot via MCP:

get_account_by_puuid

Returns game name, tag line and account metadata. Get player account details by PUUID

get_account_by_riot_id

Returns the PUUID (Player Universally Unique Identifier), game name, tag line and account metadata. The PUUID is required for most other API calls. Get player account by Riot ID (game name + tag line)

get_active_game

Returns game mode, game type, banned champions, all players with their champions, summoner spells, runes and team info. Returns 404 if the summoner is not in a game. Platform codes: br1, na1, euw1, eun1, kr, jp1, oc1, la1, la2, tr1, ru. Get current live game for a summoner

get_champion_details

Uses Data Dragon (static data, no API key needed). Get detailed info for a specific champion

get_champion_masteries

Returns champion ID, mastery level (1-7), mastery points, last play time, chest earned status and tokens needed for next level. Platform codes: br1, na1, euw1, eun1, kr, jp1, oc1, la1, la2, tr1, ru. Get champion mastery data for a player

get_champions

Uses Data Dragon (static data, no API key needed). Optional version (e.g. "14.1.1") and locale (e.g. "en_US", "pt_BR"). Get all League of Legends champions

get_featured_games

Returns game mode, banned champions, all players with their champions, summoner spells and game length. Platform codes: br1, na1, euw1, eun1, kr, jp1, oc1, la1, la2, tr1, ru. Get currently featured games (high elo live games)

get_league_entries

Returns tier (IRON, BRONZE, SILVER, GOLD, PLATINUM, EMERALD, DIAMOND, MASTER, GRANDMASTER, CHALLENGER), rank (I-IV), LP, wins, losses and hot/streak info. Platform codes: br1, na1, euw1, eun1, kr, jp1, oc1, la1, la2, tr1, ru. Get ranked league entries for a summoner

get_match

Requires the regional routing where the match was played (americas, europe, asia, sea). Get detailed match data by match ID

get_match_ids

Returns up to 20 match IDs by default. Use count (1-100) to get more matches and start for pagination. Regional routing: americas (NA, BR, LAN, LAS), europe (EUW, EUNE, TR, RU), asia (KR, JP), sea (PH, SG, TH, TW, VN, OCE). Get match history (match IDs) for a player

get_summoner_by_id

Returns summoner level, profile icon ID, revision date and account ID. Platform codes: br1, na1, euw1, eun1, kr, jp1, oc1, la1, la2, tr1, ru. Get League of Legends summoner profile by summoner ID

get_summoner_by_puuid

The summoner ID is needed for league and spectator queries. Platform codes: br1, na1, euw1, eun1, kr, jp1, oc1, la1, la2, tr1, ru. Get League of Legends summoner profile by PUUID

Example Prompts for Riot Games in VS Code Copilot

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

"Find the summoner Faker on KR server."

"What's Faker's ranked stats on KR?"

"Get Faker's last 5 match IDs."

Troubleshooting Riot Games MCP Server with VS Code Copilot

Common issues when connecting Riot Games 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.

Riot Games + VS Code Copilot FAQ

Common questions about integrating Riot Games 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.