Bring Donations
to VS Code Copilot
Learn how to connect Donately to VS Code Copilot and start using 11 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Donately MCP Server?
What you can do
- Retrieve and list incoming donations.
- Manage and list your fundraising campaigns.
- Access donor information and contacts.
- Keep track of recurring subscriptions and peer-to-peer fundraisers.
How it works
1. Subscribe to Donately. 2. Insert your API Token and Account ID. 3. Let the AI Agent fetch and manage your fundraising data.Who is this for?
Ideal for non-profits, NGOs, and fundraising teams who want to seamlessly query their Donately data through AI Agents.Built-in capabilities (11)
Create a new donation
Get details of a specific campaign
Get details of a specific donation
Get details of a specific peer-to-peer fundraiser
Get details of a specific person (donor)
Get details of a specific recurring donation (subscription)
Campaigns are the primary way to organize fundraising efforts. List campaigns for the Donately account
Useful to track incoming contributions and donor activities. Supports pagination and filtering. List donations for the Donately account
List peer-to-peer fundraisers for the Donately account
List people (donors/contacts) for the Donately account
List recurring donations (subscriptions) for the Donately account
Why VS Code Copilot?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Donately data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 11 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
Donately in VS Code Copilot
Donately and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Donately 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 Donately in VS Code Copilot
The Donately 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 11 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
Donately for VS Code Copilot
Every tool call from VS Code Copilot to the Donately MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Does the AI agent process payments directly?
No, the AI agent retrieves and manages data from your Donately account, it does not act as a payment gateway itself.
Can the AI agent create new fundraising campaigns?
Currently, the agent can list and retrieve information about existing campaigns, but campaign creation should be done in the Donately dashboard.
Is donor data safe with the AI agent?
Yes, the agent only accesses the data necessary to answer your prompts and does not store personal donor information permanently.
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.