Bring Airfocus
to VS Code Copilot
Learn how to connect airfocus to VS Code Copilot and start using 6 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the airfocus MCP Server?
Connect your airfocus account to any AI agent and take full control of your product management and strategic roadmapping workflows through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Workspace & Roadmap Orchestration — List all strategic workspaces programmatically, retrieving detailed metadata and custom fields tailored for every product board
- Item Lifecycle Management — Programmatically create and update tasks, features, and initiatives, monitoring status transitions and high-fidelity descriptions in real-time
- Prioritization Intelligence — Retrieve and update prioritization scores and custom field data to coordinate your product strategy and team alignment perfectly
- Cross-functional Sync — Ensure your engineering context matches product roadmaps by querying specific item details directly through your agent
- Infrastructure Monitoring — Access high-fidelity metadata for your workspaces and manage field definitions to maintain a perfectly coordinated project environment
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Retrieve your API Key from your airfocus Member settings
3. Start orchestrating your product strategy from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual toggling between browser tabs to check feature statuses or roadmap priorities. Your AI acts as your dedicated product manager and strategic coordinator.
Who is this for?
- Product Managers — instantly retrieve roadmap summaries and update prioritization scores using natural language commands
- Engineering Teams — check product requirements and sync metadata without leaving your creative workspace
- Strategic Leads — automate the oversight of roadmap metrics and workspace distribution through simple AI queries
Built-in capabilities (6)
Create an item
Get item details
List custom fields
List workspace items
List all workspaces
Update an item
Why VS Code Copilot?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings airfocus data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 6 tools. Copilot queries live data, generates typed code, and writes tests from actual API responses, all without leaving the editor.
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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
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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
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GitHub's enterprise compliance and audit features extend to MCP tool usage, providing visibility into how AI interacts with external services
airfocus in VS Code Copilot
airfocus and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect airfocus to VS Code Copilot through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 3,400+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for airfocus in VS Code Copilot
The airfocus MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 6 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in VS Code Copilot only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
airfocus for VS Code Copilot
Every tool call from VS Code Copilot to the airfocus MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find my airfocus API Key?
Log in to airfocus, go to Member settings > API keys, and generate a new key for your integration.
Can I update custom fields via AI?
Yes! The update_airfocus_item tool allows your agent to modify any field by providing a JSON object with the field IDs and new values.
How do I find my Workspace ID?
Use the list_airfocus_workspaces tool to retrieve your complete directory of workspaces along with their unique high-fidelity IDs.
Which VS Code version supports MCP?
MCP support requires VS Code 1.99 or later with the GitHub Copilot extension. Ensure both are updated to the latest version. Older versions of Copilot may not expose the Agent mode toggle.
How do I switch to Agent mode?
Open the Copilot Chat panel and look for two mode options: "Ask" and "Agent". Click "Agent" to enable autonomous tool calling. In Ask mode, Copilot provides conversational answers but cannot invoke MCP tools.
Can I restrict which MCP tools Copilot can access?
Yes. VS Code shows a tool consent dialog before any MCP tool is invoked for the first time. You can also configure tool access policies at the organization level through GitHub Copilot settings.
Does MCP work in VS Code Remote or Codespaces?
Yes. MCP servers configured via .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.
MCP tools not available
Ensure you are in Agent mode in Copilot Chat. MCP tools only appear in Agent mode.