Bring Secret Detection
to VS Code Copilot
Learn how to connect GitGuardian to VS Code Copilot and start using 49 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
GDPR Free for SubscribersCompatible with every major AI agent and IDE
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What is the GitGuardian MCP Server?
Connect your GitGuardian workspace to any AI agent to strengthen your security posture and manage secret leaks through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Incident Management — List, retrieve, and resolve secret incidents. Assign team members to leaks and track remediation progress.
- Honeytokens — Create and manage decoy credentials (honeytokens) to detect unauthorized access to your private infrastructure.
- Security Scanning — Scan code snippets or content for secrets and sensitive data in real-time to prevent leaks before they happen.
- Audit & Compliance — Access detailed audit logs to monitor workspace activity and ensure compliance with security policies.
- Team Collaboration — Manage teams, members, and API tokens to orchestrate security operations across your organization.
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your GitGuardian API Key
- Start monitoring and securing your code from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Your AI acts as a 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) assistant, helping you triage alerts and deploy defenses without leaving your workflow.
Who is this for?
- Security Engineers — quickly triage secret incidents and manage honeytoken deployments across multiple environments.
- DevOps & SREs — automate security audits and monitor workspace health checks directly from the terminal or IDE.
- Developers — scan code for secrets before committing and check incident statuses without switching to the GitGuardian dashboard.
Built-in capabilities (49)
Assign a secret incident
Bulk lookup for honeytoken HMSL hashes
Create a custom tag
Create a honeytoken
Create a honeytoken note
Create a honeytoken within a context
Create a team
Delete a custom tag
Delete a custom tags key
Retrieve a custom tag
Check API health status
Retrieve a honeytoken
Retrieve quota overview
Retrieve secret incident details
Retrieve current API token details
Ignore a secret incident
List API tokens
List all existing event names for audit logs
List audit logs for your workspace
List custom tags
List health check history for an instance
List health checks
List all honeytokens events
List honeytoken notes
List sources where a honeytoken appears
List honeytokens
List IP allowlist rules
List GitGuardian's own IP addresses
List workspace members
List groups via SCIM
List members via SCIM
List secret incidents
List all sources
List team members
List teams
Scan multiple contents for secrets
Reset a honeytoken
Resolve a secret incident
Revoke a honeytoken
Revoke current API token
Scan content and create incidents automatically
Scan content for secrets
Trigger a health check
Trigger scans on sources
Full update of a custom tag
Partial update of a custom tag
Update a custom tags key
Update a honeytoken
Update a secret incident
Why VS Code Copilot?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings GitGuardian data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 49 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
GitGuardian in VS Code Copilot
GitGuardian and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect GitGuardian 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 | 4,000+ 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 GitGuardian in VS Code Copilot
The GitGuardian 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 49 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
GitGuardian for VS Code Copilot
Every tool call from VS Code Copilot to the GitGuardian MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I resolve a secret incident directly through the AI?
Yes. You can use the resolve_secret_incident tool by providing the incident ID. You can also use assign_secret_incident to delegate the fix to a specific team member.
How do I create a decoy credential to catch attackers?
Use the create_honeytoken tool. You can specify the type and name of the honeytoken, and GitGuardian will generate a decoy that alerts you if it's ever used.
Is it possible to scan a text block for secrets before I commit it?
Absolutely. Use the scan_content tool. Provide the document content and a filename, and the AI will return any detected secrets or policy violations found by GitGuardian's engine.
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.
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