How to Use the Weather (Open-Meteo) MCP in VS Code Copilot

Q: How do I implement Weather (Open-Meteo) with VS Code Copilot?

You commit the server configuration to .vscode/mcp.json in your project root. This automatically makes the weather tools available and consistent for every developer on the team.

Q: Can I get an hour-by-hour view using Weather (Open-Meteo) with VS Code Copilot?

Yes, use weather.hourly for a detailed 24-hour breakdown. If you need the broader picture over several days, stick to the weather.forecast tool.

Q: What kind of weather alerts can I check with Weather (Open-Meteo) and VS Code Copilot?

The weather.alerts function checks for active advisories using both current conditions and the 7-day forecast data, providing critical safety information to your team's code base.

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Run weather comparisons across the whole team

Need to check site viability for a new project? Commit the MCP Server configuration, and every developer gets access to `weather.compare`. They can easily write code that accepts 2 to 5 cities and runs them side by side. This allows your entire engineering team to use consistent data when writing location-dependent logic.

Get accurate air quality status for documentation

When documenting an external dependency, you need reliable environmental data. The `weather.air_quality` tool pulls current AQI and specific pollutants like PM2.5 and NO2 for any city, always providing a clear health recommendation. It’s a critical piece of information to keep in your repository's shared knowledge base.

Check multi-day weather status via MCP Server

For planning deployments or field testing schedules, the `weather.forecast` tool retrieves a comprehensive multi-day view (up to 14 days). You can use this data source within your code snippets and team scripts. It gives you enough runway to plan complex workarounds based on predicted weather changes.

Setup guide

Set up Weather (Open-Meteo) 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 Weather (Open-Meteo) 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 Weather (Open-Meteo) tools listed. Try asking: "List my recent Weather (Open-Meteo) transactions" and Copilot will invoke them automatically.

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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Common questions about Weather (Open-Meteo) MCP in VS Code Copilot

You commit the server configuration to `.vscode/mcp.json` in your project root. This automatically makes the weather tools available and consistent for every developer on the team.

Yes, use `weather.hourly` for a detailed 24-hour breakdown. If you need the broader picture over several days, stick to the `weather.forecast` tool.

The `weather.alerts` function checks for active advisories using both current conditions and the 7-day forecast data, providing critical safety information to your team's code base.

The server accesses real-time atmospheric metrics: temperature, precipitation chance, and air quality indices for any global city. This is all exposed via the MCP Server.

This server only touches public, aggregated weather and air quality data types. It requires no access to private source code or user files.

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