Bring Async Check Ins
to VS Code Copilot
Learn how to connect Range 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.
What is the Range MCP Server?
Connect your Range.co account to any AI agent and take full control of your team communication and check-in orchestration through natural conversation. Range provides a premier platform for keeping remote and hybrid teams synchronized, and this integration allows you to retrieve team metadata, monitor check-in updates (snippets), and track organizational objectives directly from your chat interface.
What you can do
- Check-in & Update Orchestration — List all managed updates and retrieve detailed metadata including snippet content programmatically.
- Team & User Lifecycle Management — Access and monitor your workspace teams and retrieve detailed user profile metadata directly from the AI interface.
- Objective & Goal Intelligence — Access organizational objectives to maintain a clear overview of team alignment and progress via natural language.
- Activity & Snippet Control — Retrieve specific snippets and check-in details to stay informed about daily team accomplishments.
- Operational Monitoring — Track system activity and manage workspace metadata using simple AI commands to ensure your team remains high-performing.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Range API Key from your developer settings
3. Start managing your team check-ins from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
No more manual check-in reading or missed status updates. Your AI acts as a dedicated operations manager or team coordinator.
Who is this for?
- Engineering Managers — quickly retrieve daily updates and monitor team progress without switching apps.
- Product Leads — automate the retrieval of objective statuses and track feature delivery via natural conversation.
- Operations Teams — streamline the retrieval of user metadata and monitor organizational health directly within the chat.
Built-in capabilities (11)
Post a new standup update
Get details for a specific objective
Get details of a specific check-in snippet
Get details for a specific team
Get details of a specific update (check-in)
Get details for a specific team member
List all team goals
List team objectives
List all teams
Can be filtered by target_id or for_user_id. List team check-ins (updates)
List all users in the organization
Why VS Code Copilot?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Range 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
Range in VS Code Copilot
Range and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Range 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 Range in VS Code Copilot
The Range 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
Range for VS Code Copilot
Every tool call from VS Code Copilot to the Range 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 recent check-ins for a specific user?
Yes! Use the list_updates tool with the for_user_id parameter. Your agent will respond with the most recent check-in snippets and status updates in seconds.
How do I find my Range API Key?
Log in to Range, go to Settings > Developer Settings > API Keys, and generate a new key for your account.
Can I see team objectives via the AI?
Yes, use the list_objectives tool to retrieve all active goals and targets configured in your Range workspace.
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.