Bring Receipt Scanning
to VS Code Copilot
Learn how to connect Expensya 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 Expensya MCP Server?
Connect your Expensya account to any AI agent and take full control of your business spending and automated expense reporting through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Expense Orchestration — List and manage all business expenses programmatically, including retrieving detailed metadata and creating new entries with comments
- Report Oversight — Monitor the status of expense reports (Draft, Pending Approval) and access project allocations for high-fidelity financial tracking
- Organizational Visibility — Retrieve complete directories of users, categories, and payment methods to coordinate team-wide spending policies
- Logistics Intelligence — List and manage vehicles for mileage tracking and monitor supported currencies for international business operations
- Financial Export — Programmatically trigger exports of expense data using predefined Export IDs for seamless integration with your accounting tools
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Retrieve your Expensya Token (Administration > Integrations > API Keys)
3. Obtain your Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key from the Expensya Developer Portal
4. Start managing your expenses from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual entry of every coffee receipt. Your AI acts as your dedicated finance and expense coordinator.
Who is this for?
- Finance Teams — instantly retrieve organizational spending reports and monitor approval queues using natural language
- Business Travelers — quickly log new expenses and check project budgets without opening the web dashboard
- Accountants — automate the extraction of financial records and audit mileage logs through simple AI queries
Built-in capabilities (12)
Requires amount, currency, and category. Add a new expense record
Export expenses to a specific format
Get current user profile
List projects for tracking
g., Meals, Travel). List active expense categories
List expense reports (folders)
List active tags
Supports filtering by date, user, and status. List all business expenses
List users in the organization
List vehicles for mileage tracking
g., Cash, Company Card) configured. List defined payment methods
List all supported currencies
Why VS Code Copilot?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Expensya 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
Expensya in VS Code Copilot
Expensya and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Expensya 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 Expensya in VS Code Copilot
The Expensya 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
Expensya for VS Code Copilot
Every tool call from VS Code Copilot to the Expensya 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 Expensya Token?
Log in to Expensya as an admin, navigate to Administration > Integrations > API Keys, and generate your unique token.
What is the Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key?
This is an additional security key obtained by registering on the Expensya Developer Portal and subscribing to an API product.
Can I automate exports through the agent?
Yes! Use the export_expense_data tool and provide a valid exportId. The agent will trigger the export process in the background.
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.