Bring Last Mile Delivery
to VS Code Copilot
Learn how to connect Shipday to VS Code Copilot and start using 9 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Shipday MCP Server?
Connect your Shipday account to any AI agent and take full control of your last-mile delivery and dispatch orchestration through natural conversation. Shipday provides a premier platform for managing local delivery operations, and this integration allows you to retrieve order metadata, assign drivers, and track delivery progress directly from your chat interface.
What you can do
- Order & Dispatch Orchestration — List all managed delivery orders and retrieve detailed metadata, including status and customer info programmatically.
- Driver Lifecycle Management — Access and monitor your driver directory and assign drivers to specific orders directly from the AI interface.
- Delivery Progress Intelligence — Retrieve real-time tracking progress for active orders to keep your customers informed via natural language.
- Status Lifecycle Control — Update order statuses and monitor carrier metadata to ensure your delivery pipeline is always synchronized.
- Operational Monitoring — Track system activity and monitor order fulfillment to ensure reliable last-mile orchestration using simple AI commands.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Shipday API Key from your dashboard settings
3. Start managing your local deliveries from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
No more juggling multiple delivery tabs to coordinate your fleet. Your AI acts as a dedicated dispatcher or delivery operations manager.
Who is this for?
- Restaurant & Retail Managers — quickly dispatch orders and monitor driver availability without switching apps.
- Delivery Operations Teams — automate the assignment of drivers and track order progress via natural conversation.
- Customer Support Teams — streamline the retrieval of delivery status and monitor fulfillment directly within the chat.
Built-in capabilities (9)
Assign an order to a driver
Provide orderNumber, customer details, and restaurant info. Create a new delivery order
Delete/Cancel an order
Get details for a carrier order
Get details of a specific order
Get real-time tracking for a delivery
List all active delivery orders
List all drivers
Update the status of an order
Why VS Code Copilot?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Shipday data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 9 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
Shipday in VS Code Copilot
Shipday and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Shipday 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 Shipday in VS Code Copilot
The Shipday 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 9 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
Shipday for VS Code Copilot
Every tool call from VS Code Copilot to the Shipday 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 status of a delivery order just by providing its ID?
Yes! Use the get_order tool with the Order ID. Your agent will respond with the current status, customer details, and scheduled delivery times in seconds.
How do I assign a specific driver to an active order?
Simply ask the agent to run the assign_driver action. You will need to provide both the Order ID and the Driver ID to complete the assignment.
How do I find my Shipday API Key?
Log in to your Shipday dashboard, navigate to Settings > API, and you will find your unique secret API key there.
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.