Bring Onesignal
to VS Code Copilot
Learn how to connect OneSignal 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 OneSignal MCP Server?
Connect your OneSignal account to any AI agent and take full control of your customer engagement and notification orchestration through natural conversation. OneSignal is the market leader for omnichannel delivery, and this integration allows you to dispatch real-time push notifications, manage audience segments, and monitor delivery analytics directly from your chat interface.
What you can do
- Omnichannel Dispatch Orchestration — Send push notifications, emails, and SMS programmatically using advanced targeting and personalized content to ensure your message always lands.
- Audience & User Intelligence — Manage user profiles (players), update custom tags, and retrieve detailed device metadata directly from the AI interface to maintain a high-fidelity CRM.
- Segment & Targeting Control — Access and monitor your audience segments and apply dynamic targeting criteria via natural language to drive better engagement.
- Performance & Outcome Oversight — Retrieve granular delivery analytics, track successful/failed counts, and monitor custom outcomes using simple AI commands.
- Operational Monitoring — Track system responses and manage multiple applications to ensure your notification pipeline is always optimized.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your OneSignal App ID and REST API Key from your dashboard
3. Start managing your omnichannel delivery from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
No more manual logging to check open rates or send emergency alerts. Your AI acts as a dedicated engagement coordinator or growth operations manager.
Who is this for?
- Growth Marketers — quickly send promotional alerts and monitor campaign reach without switching apps.
- Product Managers — automate the delivery of transactional notifications and track user re-engagement via natural conversation.
- Operations Teams — streamline the retrieval of player metadata and monitor system alerts directly within the chat.
Built-in capabilities (12)
Stop notification
Check connection
Get application info
Check delivery metrics
Get user profile
Get campaign outcomes
List subscribed devices
List target groups
Requires User Auth Key. List your applications
List past alerts
Delete device record
Send proactive alert
Why VS Code Copilot?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings OneSignal 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
OneSignal in VS Code Copilot
OneSignal and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect OneSignal 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 OneSignal in VS Code Copilot
The OneSignal 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
OneSignal for VS Code Copilot
Every tool call from VS Code Copilot to the OneSignal MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can my AI automatically find the Player ID for a specific user to send a test push?
Yes! Use the list_users tool. Your agent will respond with complete metadata for registered devices, including unique Player IDs and tags, allowing you to trigger targeted pushes instantly.
How do I find my OneSignal App ID and REST API Key?
Log in to OneSignal, select your app, navigate to Settings > Keys & IDs, and you will find your unique App ID and secret REST API key there.
Can I use the AI to cancel a scheduled notification?
Absolutely. Use the cancel_notification tool with the Notification ID. The agent will instruct OneSignal to stop the broadcast immediately, provided it hasn't been fully delivered yet.
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.