Bring Scribe
to VS Code Copilot
Learn how to connect Scribe to VS Code Copilot and start using 10 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Scribe MCP Server?
Connect your Scribe organization to any AI agent and access your process documentation library through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Full Search — Search across all Scribes and Knowledge Pages simultaneously.
- Filtered Search — Search only guides or only pages for targeted results.
- Team Scoping — Find documents within a specific team for departmental queries.
- Date Filtering — Search by creation date range or get recent documents.
- Teams — List all teams and their documents for content auditing.
- Statistics — Get an overview of your documentation footprint.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Scribe API key (Enterprise Grid or Global plan required)
3. Start searching documentation from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
Who is this for?
- Knowledge Managers — quickly find and audit process documentation.
- Support Teams — retrieve step-by-step guides for customer assistance.
- Operations Leads — monitor documentation activity across teams.
Built-in capabilities (10)
Verify Scribe API connectivity
Get documentation statistics
Get documents created in the last 30 days
Useful for auditing team documentation. Get all documents for a specific team
List all teams in your Scribe organization
Dates should be in YYYY-MM-DD format. Search documents by creation date range
Search documents within a specific team
Search across all Scribes and Pages
Search only Knowledge Pages
Search only Scribe guides
Why VS Code Copilot?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Scribe data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 10 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
Scribe in VS Code Copilot
Scribe and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Scribe 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 Scribe in VS Code Copilot
The Scribe 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 10 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
Scribe for VS Code Copilot
Every tool call from VS Code Copilot to the Scribe MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I search only for step-by-step guides?
Yes! Use search_scribes to search exclusively for Scribe guides, or search_pages for Knowledge Pages only.
Do I need an Enterprise plan to use this?
Yes, the Scribe Search & Retrieval API is available on Enterprise Grid and Global plans. Contact Scribe sales for API access.
Can I find documents by a specific team?
Yes! First use list_teams to see available teams and their IDs, then use search_by_team or get_team_documents with the team ID.
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.