How to Use the Trakt MCP in VS Code Copilot

Q: Can I pull together all season and episode details?

Absolutely. First, use getshowseasons for the overall picture (season number, count, air date). Then, you can call getshowepisodes to get a detailed list of episodes within that specific season.

Q: What is the best way to track user activity with Trakt and VS Code Copilot?

Use the getwatched tool. It gives play counts and last watched timestamps, which lets your team build logic around a user's actual consumption patterns rather than just their watchlist.

Q: Does Trakt handle movie ratings data?

Yes. You can use getmovieratings to get the total count of ratings, the average score, and the breakdown for every rating level—useful for showing a full star distribution.

Access shared Trakt movie and show metadata across your team with VS Code Copilot's MCP Server access.

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Standardize content discovery for the entire team

Need to check if a title exists before writing any code? The `search` tool lets every developer run a consistent query. By defining this in `.vscode/mcp.json`, everyone gets access to search by 'movie', 'show', or 'person' without needing individual setup. This shared configuration ensures that whether you're debugging on Monday or Friday, the tools are always available and predictable.

Retrieve metadata for related content

When building a discovery feature, developers need more than just one piece of data. You can use `get_related_movies` or `get_related_shows` to pull relevant suggestions based on a primary title. This is key for features that suggest 'If you liked X, check out Y.' It returns titles, years, ratings, and poster URLs—all the basic info needed to render a suggestion card.

Get comprehensive details for any media type

The core tools like `get_movie` or `get_show` return massive amounts of metadata: runtime, certifications, genres, overview, trailer URLs. Instead of writing boilerplate code to fetch 10 different fields, you call one function and get a rich object back. This minimizes API calls and makes the team's code base much cleaner.

Setup guide

Set up Trakt 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 Trakt 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 Trakt tools listed. Try asking: "List my recent Trakt transactions" and Copilot will invoke them automatically.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trakt-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Trakt MCP in VS Code Copilot

You commit the server configuration to your project root in `.vscode/mcp.json`. This means every developer on the team automatically has access to all the MCP tools when they open the repo.

Absolutely. First, use `get_show_seasons` for the overall picture (season number, count, air date). Then, you can call `get_show_episodes` to get a detailed list of episodes within that specific season.

Use the `get_watched` tool. It gives play counts and last watched timestamps, which lets your team build logic around a user's actual consumption patterns rather than just their watchlist.

Yes. You can use `get_movie_ratings` to get the total count of ratings, the average score, and the breakdown for every rating level—useful for showing a full star distribution.

This server touches user activity and account preference data. Specifically, `get_watched` handles play counts and last watched timestamps, while `get_watchlist` manages saved items.

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