Bring Subscriber Management
to VS Code Copilot
Learn how to connect Robly 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 Robly MCP Server?
Connect your Robly account to any AI agent and take full control of your email marketing orchestration and audience management through natural conversation. Robly provides a powerful platform for reaching your subscribers, and this integration allows you to retrieve contact metadata, manage subscriber lists, and monitor campaign performance directly from your chat interface.
What you can do
- Subscriber & List Orchestration — List, create, and organize subscriber lists programmatically to ensure your audience segments are always synchronized.
- Contact Lifecycle Management — Access and monitor your contact database and retrieve detailed profile metadata directly from the AI interface to keep your leads updated.
- Campaign Intelligence — Access available subscriber lists and monitor growth stats via natural language to drive better engagement.
- Membership & Unsubscribe Control — Manage contact unsubscribes and check membership status across multiple lists using simple AI commands.
- Operational Monitoring — Track system responses and manage list metadata to ensure your marketing stack is fully optimized.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Robly API ID and API Key from your account settings
3. Start managing your email marketing from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
No more manual CSV imports or list searching. Your AI acts as a dedicated marketing coordinator or audience analyst.
Who is this for?
- Email Marketers — quickly retrieve subscriber counts and monitor list growth without switching between dashboard tabs.
- Sales Teams — automate the addition of new leads to specific subscriber lists via natural conversation.
- Content Creators — streamline the retrieval of contact metadata and monitor audience health directly within the chat.
Built-in capabilities (12)
Add contact to list
Check if email is in list
Clear list contacts
Create a new list
Delete a sub-list
List marketing contacts
List all sub-lists
List account webhooks
Rename a sub-list
Search contact by email
Unsubscribe a contact
Update contact details
Why VS Code Copilot?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Robly 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
Robly in VS Code Copilot
Robly and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Robly 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 Robly in VS Code Copilot
The Robly 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
Robly for VS Code Copilot
Every tool call from VS Code Copilot to the Robly 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 if a specific email exists in a Robly subscriber list?
Yes! Use the exists_in_sub_list tool. Provide the email and the sub_list_id, and your agent will return the membership status and subscription details instantly.
How do I find my Robly API ID and API Key?
Log in to your Robly account, go to My Account (top right), and you will find your unique API ID and API Key listed in the account overview.
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.
