Tingg Insights MCP Server for VS Code CopilotGive VS Code Copilot instant access to 12 tools to Check Api Health, Create Checkout Request, Get Account Performance Metrics, 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.
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The Tingg Insights app connector for VS Code Copilot is a standout in the Productivity category — giving your AI agent 12 tools to work with, ready to go from day one.
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About Tingg Insights MCP Server
Connect your Tingg (Cellulant) payments account to any AI agent and simplify how you collect payments, manage disbursements, and track financial settlements across Africa through natural conversation.
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Tingg Insights 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
- Transaction Oversight — List and search all payment transactions and retrieve real-time status for specific checkout requests.
- Disbursement Control — Initiate and monitor payouts (B2C/B2B) to recipients across supported mobile money and bank channels.
- Settlement Tracking — List bank settlements to monitor when funds are moved from your Tingg account to your local bank.
- Payment Initiation — Programmatically create new checkout requests to collect payments via mobile money, card, or bank.
- Engagement Automation — Send transactional SMS or Email notifications to users via the Tingg Engage service.
- Performance Metrics — Retrieve high-level account metrics and payment success rates to monitor your business health.
The Tingg Insights 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.
All 12 Tingg Insights tools available for VS Code Copilot
When VS Code Copilot connects to Tingg Insights through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning african-payments, payment-gateway, mobile-money, 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.
Verify Tingg API connectivity
Initiate a new payment request
Retrieve performance stats
Check status of a payout
Check status of a specific transaction
Request a refund
Send money to a recipient
List bank settlements
List active webhooks
List all payouts/disbursements
List recent payment transactions
Send SMS or Email alert
Connect Tingg Insights to VS Code Copilot via MCP
Follow these steps to wire Tingg Insights 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 Tingg Insights
Why Use VS Code Copilot with the Tingg Insights MCP Server
GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio Code provides unique advantages when paired with Tingg Insights 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
Tingg Insights + VS Code Copilot Use Cases
Practical scenarios where VS Code Copilot combined with the Tingg Insights 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 Tingg Insights in VS Code Copilot
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your VS Code Copilot agent to start working with Tingg Insights immediately.
"List the last 5 payment transactions in my Tingg account."
"Show me my account performance metrics."
"Check the status of payout 'payout_10293'."
Troubleshooting Tingg Insights MCP Server with VS Code Copilot
Common issues when connecting Tingg Insights to VS Code Copilot through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
MCP tools not available
Tingg Insights + VS Code Copilot FAQ
Common questions about integrating Tingg Insights 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.