Bring Startup Intelligence
to VS Code Copilot
Learn how to connect Harmonic 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.
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What is the Harmonic MCP Server?
Connect your Harmonic.ai account to any AI agent and take full control of your startup discovery and investment research through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Company Enrichment — Instantly retrieve firmographics, funding history, and social traction signals for any domain.
- Person Insights — Enrich professional profiles using LinkedIn URLs to get education and career history.
- Startup Discovery — Search through over 35 million companies using advanced filters like headcount growth and industry.
- Investor Research — Find investment firms and angels, and inspect their full portfolio history.
- Funding Monitoring — List and retrieve details for funding rounds, including amounts and lead investors.
- Enrichment Status — Track background data refresh requests to ensure you have the most up-to-date information.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Harmonic API Key (found in the Console)
3. Start discovering startups from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
No more manual exporting of company lists. Your AI assistant acts as a dedicated Venture Analyst or Market Research Associate.
Who is this for?
- Venture Capitalists — instantly retrieve a startup's funding history and team signals during deal sourcing.
- Sales Teams — automate the enrichment of target accounts and identify high-growth companies.
- Corporate Devs — maintain a real-time overview of competitor funding and acquisition targets.
Built-in capabilities (11)
Enrich a company with firmographics, funding, and social signals
Enrich a person with professional history and social signals
Get information about the current API user
Get growth and headcount statistics for a company
Check the status of a background enrichment request
Get the list of portfolio companies for an investor
List recent news and press releases for a company
List funding rounds for a specific company
List social and web traction signals for a company
Search for investment firms and angels
Search for startups using filters like industry, location, and headcount
Why VS Code Copilot?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Harmonic 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
Harmonic in VS Code Copilot
Harmonic and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Harmonic 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 Harmonic in VS Code Copilot
The Harmonic 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
Harmonic for VS Code Copilot
Every tool call from VS Code Copilot to the Harmonic 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 Harmonic API Key?
Log in to your Harmonic account, go to the Console, and navigate to the API section. You will be able to generate and copy your unique apikey from there.
What happens if a company is not found in the database?
If a company is not found, Harmonic will return a 201 Enrichment Triggered status. This means a background update has been queued. You can check the status later using the get_enrichment_status tool.
Can I search for companies based on specific criteria?
Yes! Use the search_startups tool. You can provide a JSON string with filters like headcount, location, or industry to find companies that match your investment or sales criteria.
Is the integration secure?
Absolutely. The integration only accesses your data through your unique API key. Your credentials are encrypted and stored securely within the Vinkius Cloud infrastructure.
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.