How to Use the Wine Pairing & Sommelier MCP in VS Code Copilot

Q: How do I make sure my team uses Wine Pairing & Sommelier in VS Code Copilot?

You commit the .vscode/mcp.json file containing the server details to your project root. This ensures that every developer on the team has access to the sommelier tools automatically.

Q: What if I want to find wine pairings using Wine Pairing & Sommelier in VS Code Copilot?

You can call getwinepairing directly through the Copilot Chat Agent mode. The tool will pull live pairing data, allowing you to write code that immediately incorporates those recommendations.

Q: Can I use Wine Pairing & Sommelier's tools for complex logic in VS Code Copilot?

Definitely. Tools like getdishforwine let your agent perform complex operations, taking a wine type and returning structured dish ideas that can be written into any language.

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Team Pairing Logic

Use the `get_wine_pairing` tool to standardize how your entire engineering team generates pairings. By committing the MCP config, everyone gets access to expert wine recommendations for ingredients like steak or salmon instantly. The whole team writes code that calls this single source of truth, ensuring consistency across all projects.

Standardized Wine Knowledge

Need every developer on the team to understand a specific wine? The `get_wine_description` tool provides detailed knowledge. Because this is configured via `.vscode/mcp.json`, everyone can access that deep data right in their chat agent mode. It enforces consistent use of complex domain information across your organization.

Shared Product Discovery

The `recommend_wines` tool lets you build a shared component for product discovery. Team members can call this to fetch specific wine products, ratings, and prices, treating the sommelier data like any other committed library function. This centralized setup eliminates tribal knowledge about pairing standards.

Setup guide

Set up Wine Pairing & Sommelier 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 Wine Pairing & Sommelier 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 Wine Pairing & Sommelier tools listed. Try asking: "List my recent Wine Pairing & Sommelier transactions" and Copilot will invoke them automatically.

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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Common questions about Wine Pairing & Sommelier MCP in VS Code Copilot

You commit the `.vscode/mcp.json` file containing the server details to your project root. This ensures that every developer on the team has access to the sommelier tools automatically.

Yes. Because the configuration is managed at the repository level, all developers receive the same toolset and use the same version of the pairing logic, which is critical for large-scale projects.

You can call `get_wine_pairing` directly through the Copilot Chat Agent mode. The tool will pull live pairing data, allowing you to write code that immediately incorporates those recommendations.

Definitely. Tools like `get_dish_for_wine` let your agent perform complex operations, taking a wine type and returning structured dish ideas that can be written into any language.

The server handles structured textual data related to food pairings and wine types. This includes product names, descriptions, ratings, and prices.

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