Bring Business Sms
to VS Code Copilot
Learn how to connect Heymarket to VS Code Copilot and start using 9 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Heymarket MCP Server?
Connect your Heymarket account to any AI agent and take full control of your business text messaging and SMS workflows through natural conversation.
What you can do
- SMS Orchestration — Send and receive text messages programmatically across your business numbers
- Shared Inbox Management — Monitor active chat threads and manage team-based conversations in real-time
- Contact Relationships — Create and update detailed contact profiles to maintain a high-fidelity customer database
- Team Collaboration — Retrieve staff member directories and manage assignments for inbound message routing
- Message Monitoring — Track outbound message delivery status and retrieve complete conversation histories for audit
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Retrieve your API Key from your Heymarket Dashboard (Administration > Integrations > API)
3. Start managing your SMS communications from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual texting from a mobile device or switching tabs to check your inbox. Your AI acts as your dedicated communication coordinator.
Who is this for?
- Sales Teams — automate lead qualification and follow-ups via SMS using natural language queries
- Customer Support — manage high-volume text queues and update contact details without leaving your workspace
- Operations Managers — monitor team response times and coordinate staff assignments across shared inboxes
Built-in capabilities (9)
Register a new contact
Get conversation history
Get details for a message
List active conversations
Supports filtering by phone number. List Heymarket contacts
List Heymarket workspace members
Requires member_id and to_number. Send an SMS or MMS message
Modify chat state or assignment
Modify an existing contact
Why VS Code Copilot?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Heymarket data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 9 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
Heymarket in VS Code Copilot
Heymarket and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Heymarket 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 Heymarket in VS Code Copilot
The Heymarket 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 9 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
Heymarket for VS Code Copilot
Every tool call from VS Code Copilot to the Heymarket 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 generate an API Key for Heymarket?
Log in to your Heymarket account, navigate to Administration > Integrations > API, and click Create Key to generate your unique identifier.
Can the agent send images or media via SMS (MMS)?
Yes! If you provide a public media URL in the message tool, Heymarket will automatically deliver it as an MMS to the recipient.
How do I find the correct Member ID to send messages from?
Use the list_team_members tool. It will return all staff members in your workspace along with their unique id, which you can then use as the sender.
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.