Bring Sms Marketing
to VS Code Copilot
Learn how to connect Tatango 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 Tatango MCP Server?
Connect your Tatango account to any AI agent and simplify how you manage your high-volume SMS marketing, subscriber lists, and campaign outreach through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Subscriber Management — List and search subscribers, add new phone numbers to lists, and handle unsubscribes programmatically.
- Broadcast Campaigns — Create and send mass SMS campaigns to specific marketing lists and monitor their performance.
- Transactional SMS — Send one-to-one non-marketing messages like alerts, receipts, and notifications.
- List Oversight — Manage your marketing directories by listing and inspecting metadata for each subscriber list.
- Webhook Monitoring — List active webhooks to ensure your outbound events and integrations are running smoothly.
- Account Visibility — Fetch your profile details and check API health directly from the agent.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Tatango API Key (found in your account settings)
3. Start managing your SMS outreach from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
Who is this for?
- Political & Non-Profit Teams — quickly execute mass alerts and manage large subscriber lists via simple AI commands.
- Marketing Managers — monitor campaign statuses and verify list growth directly from the workspace.
- Operations Leads — automate transactional notifications and verify API connectivity via the AI assistant.
Built-in capabilities (12)
Can trigger an opt-in confirmation. Add a subscriber to a list
Verify Tatango API connectivity
Create and send a broadcast message
Get authenticated account info
Get details for a specific list
Get info for a specific phone number
List active webhooks
List all broadcast campaigns
List all marketing lists
List subscribers for a specific list
g., receipt, alert) to a phone number. Max 160 chars. Send a one-to-one transactional message
Remove a subscriber from a list
Why VS Code Copilot?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Tatango 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
Tatango in VS Code Copilot
Tatango and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Tatango 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 Tatango in VS Code Copilot
The Tatango 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
Tatango for VS Code Copilot
Every tool call from VS Code Copilot to the Tatango MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I send an SMS to a whole list using the AI?
Yes! Use the create_broadcast_campaign tool. Provide the List ID and your message text. Your agent will trigger the broadcast to all subscribers in that list instantly.
How do I add a new phone number to a marketing list?
Use the add_new_sms_subscriber action. Provide the phone number and the target List ID. The agent will instantly register the new subscriber in Tatango.
Is it possible to see my recent broadcast history via AI?
Absolutely. Run the list_sms_campaigns query. The agent will retrieve a history of all broadcast messages sent from your account, allowing you to monitor past outreach.
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.