Bring Conversational Marketing
to VS Code Copilot
Learn how to connect Dashly to VS Code Copilot and start using 8 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Dashly MCP Server?
Connect your Dashly account to any AI agent and take full control of your conversational marketing and user tracking workflows through natural conversation.
What you can do
- User Lifecycle Orchestration — List and manage your entire high-fidelity user database programmatically, retrieving detailed profile metadata and custom property updates
- Conversational Intelligence — Query active chat sessions, retrieve high-fidelity message history, and send instant replies directly through your agent
- Event Tracking Architecture — Programmatically record custom user actions (e.g., 'Pricing Viewed') to maintain a perfectly coordinated audit trail of customer behavior
- Channel Optimization — Access your complete directory of communication channels to coordinate your engagement strategy across multiple touchpoints
- Operational Monitoring — Verify account-level API connectivity and monitor user activity trends directly through your agent for instant performance reporting
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Retrieve your Auth Token from your Dashly dashboard (Settings > Integrations > API Keys)
3. Start orchestrating your customer engagement from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual toggling between chat tabs or missing critical user events. Your AI acts as your dedicated engagement coordinator and behavioral architect.
Who is this for?
- Customer Support Leads — instantly retrieve user history and reply to conversations using natural language commands
- Marketing Operations — track custom events and segment users without leaving your creative workspace
- Product Managers — monitor user property updates and engagement health through simple AI queries
Built-in capabilities (8)
Get details for a specific conversation
Get details for a specific user
List communication channels
List recent conversations
List all Dashly users
Send a reply to a conversation
Set custom properties for a user
Track a custom event for a user
Why VS Code Copilot?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Dashly data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 8 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
Dashly in VS Code Copilot
Dashly and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Dashly 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 Dashly in VS Code Copilot
The Dashly 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 8 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
Dashly for VS Code Copilot
Every tool call from VS Code Copilot to the Dashly 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 Dashly Auth Token?
Log in to your account, navigate to Settings > Integrations > API Keys, and copy your unique Auth Token.
Can I record custom user events via AI?
Yes! The track_event tool allows your agent to log specific user actions programmatically by providing the user ID and event name.
How do I check active chat sessions?
Use the list_conversations tool to retrieve a comprehensive directory of all current chat interactions and their high-fidelity metadata.
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.
