Bring Albi
to VS Code Copilot
Learn how to connect Albi Restoration to VS Code Copilot and start using 12 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Albi Restoration MCP Server?
Connect your Albi (albiware.com) account to any AI agent and take full control of your restoration contracting and project management workflows through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Project Lifecycle Orchestration — List and manage all restoration projects programmatically, retrieving detailed high-fidelity statuses, staff assignments, and timelines in real-time
- Financial Insights & KPIs — Programmatically retrieve project-specific financial data, including high-fidelity revenue metrics, costs, and gross margins directly through your agent
- Relationship Management Architecture — Access and manage your entire database of individual contacts, clients, and business organizations to maintain a perfectly coordinated ecosystem
- Inventory & Asset Tracking — Programmatically track physical equipment and specialized restoration gear to oversee your organization's assets and availability efficiently
- Operational Monitoring — Access project activities, monitor active webhooks, and verify API connectivity directly through your agent for instant reporting
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Retrieve your API Key from your Albi settings (Settings > Integrations)
3. Start orchestrating your restoration business from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual logging into field service apps or digging through complex financial spreadsheets. Your AI acts as your dedicated project coordinator and business analyst.
Who is this for?
- Restoration Contractors — instantly retrieve project summaries and update statuses using natural language commands
- Project Managers — monitor staff assignments and track financial KPIs across multiple sites without leaving your workspace
- Operations Leads — automate the oversight of organization-wide inventory and contact directories through simple AI queries
Built-in capabilities (12)
Verify Albi API status
Add a new contact
Requires project name and primary contact. Start a new project
Get details for a specific project
Retrieve financial KPIs for a project
List active webhooks
List available project roles
List assets and equipment
List all tasks and activities
List all contacts
List all organizations
List all restoration projects
Why VS Code Copilot?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Albi Restoration 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.
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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
Albi Restoration in VS Code Copilot
Albi Restoration and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Albi Restoration 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 Albi Restoration in VS Code Copilot
The Albi Restoration 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 12 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
Albi Restoration for VS Code Copilot
Every tool call from VS Code Copilot to the Albi Restoration 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 Albi API Key?
Log in to your account, navigate to Settings > Integrations, and click the 'API Key' button to generate or copy your unique token.
Can I track financial KPIs via AI?
Yes! The get_project_financial_kpis tool allows your agent to retrieve high-fidelity revenue, cost, and margin data for any specific project ID.
How do I check available inventory?
Use the list_inventory_equipment tool to retrieve a complete high-fidelity list of all physical assets and specialized gear managed in your account.
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.