Bring Company Data
to VS Code Copilot
Learn how to connect Pappers 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 Pappers MCP Server?
Connect your Pappers.fr account to any AI agent and take full control of your French corporate research and business intelligence through natural conversation. Pappers provides the most comprehensive database for French company legal and financial information, and this integration allows you to retrieve detailed profiles (SIREN/SIRET), monitor officer changes, and access official BODACC publications directly from your chat interface.
What you can do
- Company Discovery & Search — Search for French businesses programmatically by name, NAF code, or location to ensure your market research is always synchronized.
- Legal & Compliance Intelligence — Access and monitor officer profiles, ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs), and share capital metadata directly from the AI interface to maintain high-fidelity due diligence.
- Financial Analysis Control — Retrieve key financial metrics including turnover and net income via natural language to track competitor health or qualify B2B leads.
- Official Document Oversight — Access legal documents and monitor BODACC publications using simple AI commands to stay informed about corporate events.
- Operational Monitoring — Track system responses and manage monitored company lists to ensure your business intelligence is always optimized.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Pappers API Key from your account settings at pappers.fr
3. Start querying French corporate data from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
No more manual SIREN searching on government portals. Your AI acts as a dedicated corporate researcher or compliance analyst.
Who is this for?
- Business Analysts — quickly retrieve financial summaries and monitor French market trends without switching apps.
- Legal & Compliance Teams — automate the retrieval of UBO metadata and track officer changes via natural conversation.
- Sales Teams — streamline the qualification of French B2B leads and monitor prospect health directly within the chat.
Built-in capabilities (12)
fr service API. Verify Pappers API status
Get Pappers account details
Access legal documents (Articles of Association)
Get financial data for a company
Get details for a specific establishment
Get details for a French company
Autocomplete search suggestions
Search BODACC publications
List companies in your monitoring list
Search for company directors and managers
Search for companies in France
Search for UBOs
Why VS Code Copilot?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Pappers 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
Pappers in VS Code Copilot
Pappers and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Pappers 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 Pappers in VS Code Copilot
The Pappers 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
Pappers for VS Code Copilot
Every tool call from VS Code Copilot to the Pappers 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 financial details for a company by its SIREN?
Yes! Use the get_company_financials tool with the 9-digit SIREN. Your agent will respond with complete metadata, including turnover, profit, and debt ratios in seconds.
How do I find my Pappers API Key?
Log in to your Pappers account, navigate to the API Subscription page, and you will find your unique secret token there.
Does this work for international companies?
This MCP server specifically targets the Pappers France API. For international European company data, Pappers provides a separate API (pappers.in).
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.