Bring Referral Marketing
to VS Code Copilot
Learn how to connect ReferralCandy to VS Code Copilot and start using 16 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the ReferralCandy MCP Server?
Give your AI agent full programmatic control over your ReferralCandy ecosystem. With 16 tools tailored for referral marketing, your agent can instantly track referrals by period, register attributed purchases, identify top advocates, monitor pending rewards, manage campaigns, and send referral invitations directly from your natural language workspace.
What you can do
- List and filter referrals by period
- Register purchases to trigger rewards
- Identify and manage top-performing advocates
- Monitor pending referral payouts
- Configure campaigns and send invites
- Access overall program statistics
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server 2. Enter your ReferralCandy API Keys (found in your developer settings) 3. Let your AI agents start managing your referral operations via VinkiusWho is it for?
Designed for marketing teams, e-commerce operators, and growth hackers who need instant, conversational access to affiliate and referral performance metrics.Built-in capabilities (16)
Verify connectivity
Get campaign details
Get referral details
Get advocate profile
Get program stats
Get top advocates
List campaigns
List sent invites
List pending rewards
List referred purchases
List all referrals
List referrals by period
List all advocates
List all rewards
Register a purchase
Send a referral invite
Why VS Code Copilot?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings ReferralCandy data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 16 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
ReferralCandy in VS Code Copilot
ReferralCandy and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect ReferralCandy 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 ReferralCandy in VS Code Copilot
The ReferralCandy 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 16 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
ReferralCandy for VS Code Copilot
Every tool call from VS Code Copilot to the ReferralCandy 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 register a new purchase to trigger a referral reward?
Yes! Use the register_purchase tool providing the buyer's email, order amount, and order ID. Your agent will send this data to ReferralCandy, triggering the referral attribution and payout flow instantly.
How do I easily find out who my best performing advocates are?
Simply ask the agent to run the get_top_referrers action. It will compile your highest-performing ambassadors ranked by total successful referrals and the total revenue they generated for your store.
Can I check if a specific customer has any pending referral rewards?
Absolutely. By using the list_pending_rewards tool and filtering by the customer's email, your agent can instantly fetch their reward status and payout timeline without you needing to open the dashboard.
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.