Shipday MCP Server for VS Code CopilotGive VS Code Copilot instant access to 9 tools to Assign Driver, Create Order, Delete Order, and more
GitHub Copilot in VS Code is the most widely adopted AI coding assistant, embedded directly into the world's most popular code editor. With MCP support in Agent mode, Copilot can access external data and APIs to generate context-aware code grounded in real-time information.
Ask AI about this App Connector for VS Code Copilot
The Shipday app connector for VS Code Copilot is a standout in the Industry Titans category — giving your AI agent 9 tools to work with, ready to go from day one.
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About Shipday MCP Server
Connect your Shipday account to any AI agent and take full control of your last-mile delivery and dispatch orchestration through natural conversation. Shipday provides a premier platform for managing local delivery operations, and this integration allows you to retrieve order metadata, assign drivers, and track delivery progress directly from your chat interface.
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Shipday data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 9 tools. Copilot queries live data, generates typed code, and writes tests from actual API responses, all without leaving the editor.
What you can do
- Order & Dispatch Orchestration — List all managed delivery orders and retrieve detailed metadata, including status and customer info programmatically.
- Driver Lifecycle Management — Access and monitor your driver directory and assign drivers to specific orders directly from the AI interface.
- Delivery Progress Intelligence — Retrieve real-time tracking progress for active orders to keep your customers informed via natural language.
- Status Lifecycle Control — Update order statuses and monitor carrier metadata to ensure your delivery pipeline is always synchronized.
- Operational Monitoring — Track system activity and monitor order fulfillment to ensure reliable last-mile orchestration using simple AI commands.
The Shipday MCP Server exposes 9 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.
All 9 Shipday tools available for VS Code Copilot
When VS Code Copilot connects to Shipday through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning last-mile-delivery, dispatch-management, route-optimization, and more. Every call is secured with network, filesystem, subprocess, and code evaluation entitlements inside a sandboxed runtime. Beyond a simple connection, you get a full AI Gateway with real-time visibility into agent activity, enterprise governance, and optimized token usage.
Assign an order to a driver
Provide orderNumber, customer details, and restaurant info. Create a new delivery order
Delete/Cancel an order
Get details for a carrier order
Get details of a specific order
Get real-time tracking for a delivery
List all active delivery orders
List all drivers
Update the status of an order
Connect Shipday to VS Code Copilot via MCP
Follow these steps to wire Shipday into VS Code Copilot. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind the Vinkius.
Create MCP config
.vscode/mcp.json file in your project rootAdd the server config
Enable Agent mode
Start using Shipday
Why Use VS Code Copilot with the Shipday MCP Server
GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio Code provides unique advantages when paired with Shipday 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
Shipday + VS Code Copilot Use Cases
Practical scenarios where VS Code Copilot combined with the Shipday 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
Example Prompts for Shipday in VS Code Copilot
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your VS Code Copilot agent to start working with Shipday immediately.
"List all active delivery orders in Shipday."
"Assign driver ID 12345 to order ID 98765."
"List all available drivers in Shipday."
Troubleshooting Shipday MCP Server with VS Code Copilot
Common issues when connecting Shipday to VS Code Copilot through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
MCP tools not available
Shipday + VS Code Copilot FAQ
Common questions about integrating Shipday MCP Server with VS Code Copilot.
Which VS Code version supports MCP?
How do I switch to Agent mode?
Can I restrict which MCP tools Copilot can access?
Does MCP work in VS Code Remote or Codespaces?
.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.