Bring Meeting Transcription
to VS Code Copilot
Learn how to connect Fireflies.ai 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 Fireflies.ai MCP Server?
Connect your Fireflies.ai account to any AI agent and unlock the power of meeting intelligence through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Fireflies.ai automates your meeting notes, transcribes conversations across several platforms, and provides deep analytics to help your team stay aligned. Now, you can query your entire meeting history and manage your transcription bot directly through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Transcript Retrieval — List recent meetings and fetch detailed summaries, action items, and keywords from any transcript.
- AskFred Integration — Leverage Fireflies' AI assistant (AskFred) to ask questions about your meetings or start new analysis threads.
- Live Bot Control — Invite the Fireflies bot to ongoing meetings (Zoom, Google Meet, etc.) by simply providing the meeting URL.
- Conversation Analytics — Access aggregate metrics like talk-to-listen ratios and words-per-minute to improve team communication.
- User & Team Management — List team members and fetch user-specific meeting metadata.
- Transcript Management — Rename transcripts or delete them to keep your meeting database organized and up to date.
- Real-time Monitoring — See which meetings are currently being recorded and transcribed in real-time.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server through the Vinkius Marketplace
2. Enter your Fireflies API Key (found in your Integrations > Fireflies API settings)
3. Start managing your meeting intelligence from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
Who is this for?
- Project Managers — quickly pull action items and summaries from recent project syncs without re-watching recordings.
- Sales Teams — analyze talk-to-listen ratios and sentiment across discovery calls to refine your sales pitch.
- Executive Assistants — automate the organization and renaming of meeting transcripts through simple AI commands.
Built-in capabilities (12)
Invite Fireflies to a live meeting
Ask a question to AskFred
Delete a transcript
Get meeting analytics
Get AskFred thread messages
Get transcript details
Get user details
List meetings currently being recorded
List AskFred threads
List recent transcripts
List team users
Rename a meeting
Why VS Code Copilot?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Fireflies.ai 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
Fireflies.ai in VS Code Copilot
Fireflies.ai and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Fireflies.ai 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 Fireflies.ai in VS Code Copilot
The Fireflies.ai 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
Fireflies.ai for VS Code Copilot
Every tool call from VS Code Copilot to the Fireflies.ai 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 invite the Fireflies bot to a meeting using the agent?
You can use the 'add_to_live_meeting' tool. Simply provide the Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams URL, and the agent will trigger the bot to join and start transcribing.
Can I ask questions about a specific meeting's content?
Yes! The 'create_ask_fred_thread' tool allows you to send a natural language question to Fireflies' AskFred AI assistant regarding a specific transcript ID.
What kind of analytics can I retrieve?
The 'get_analytics' tool provides aggregate metrics such as average words per minute and talk-to-listen ratios, helping you understand team engagement levels across all meetings.
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.
