Bring Business Messaging
to VS Code Copilot
Learn how to connect Avochato to VS Code Copilot and start using 10 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
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What is the Avochato MCP Server?
Connect your Avochato account to any AI agent and manage your business messaging workflows through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Business Messaging — Send and receive SMS/MMS messages with full delivery status tracking and conversation history
- Contact Organization — Create, update, and search for contacts and manage tags to segment your audience
- Broadcast Management — Coordinate and audit mass messaging campaigns and broadcasts across your target inboxes
- Inbox Auditing — Monitor specific subdomains and verify current API user details for secure communication
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Avochato Auth ID and Auth Secret
3. Start managing your business messaging from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Support & Sales Teams — instantly respond to customer messages and update contact details without leaving the workspace
- Marketing Leads — coordinate SMS broadcasts and monitor campaign results through natural language
- Operations Teams — automate localized messaging workflows and audit conversation logs directly from the IDE
Built-in capabilities (10)
Schedule or send a message broadcast
Add a new contact to Avochato
Verify Avochato account connection
Get details for a specific contact
List message broadcasts
List and search contacts
List message history in Avochato
Send an SMS/MMS message
Update an existing contact
Get current API user and inbox information
Why VS Code Copilot?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Avochato data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 10 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
Avochato in VS Code Copilot
Avochato and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Avochato 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 Avochato in VS Code Copilot
The Avochato 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 10 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
Avochato for VS Code Copilot
Every tool call from VS Code Copilot to the Avochato MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can the AI automatically send an SMS to a new contact?
Yes! Use the send_message tool. You'll need to provide the phone number and the message body. Your agent will instantly transmit the SMS through your Avochato inbox.
How do I find all contacts that have been tagged with a specific label?
Simply ask the agent to run the get_contacts tool with the target tag. It will return a list of matching contact profiles, including their names and phone numbers.
Does the integration allow for sending images through MMS?
Yes. The send_message tool supports a media_url parameter, allowing you to include images or other media files in your outgoing messages.
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.