Bring Tutoring Management
to VS Code Copilot
Learn how to connect Teachworks to VS Code Copilot and start using 6 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Teachworks MCP Server?
Connect your Teachworks tutoring management account to any AI agent and simplify how you coordinate your education business, student directory, and lesson scheduling through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Student Management — List all enrolled students, create new student profiles, and retrieve detailed academic metadata.
- Teacher Coordination — Query your directory of tutors and teachers to manage staff assignments and availability.
- Lesson Scheduling — List all scheduled lessons and classes to monitor your academy's teaching calendar.
- Family Oversight — List and manage customer families to maintain organized billing and contact records.
- Profile Insights — Fetch detailed profile information for individual students using their unique IDs.
- Operational Monitoring — Check your education ecosystem status and teacher distributions directly from the agent.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Teachworks API Token (found in your account settings)
3. Start managing your tutoring business from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
Who is this for?
- Tutoring Business Owners — quickly retrieve student lists and monitor teaching schedules via simple AI commands.
- Academy Administrators — coordinate teacher availability and manage family records directly from the workspace.
- Education Coordinators — verify student details and verify lesson assignments via the AI assistant.
Built-in capabilities (6)
Add a new student
Get student details
List families
List scheduled lessons
List all students in Teachworks
List all teachers (tutors)
Why VS Code Copilot?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Teachworks data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 6 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
Teachworks in VS Code Copilot
Teachworks and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Teachworks 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 Teachworks in VS Code Copilot
The Teachworks 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 6 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
Teachworks for VS Code Copilot
Every tool call from VS Code Copilot to the Teachworks MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I see all the lessons scheduled for my academy via AI?
Yes! Use the list_lessons tool. Your agent will retrieve the complete enseñante calendar, including scheduled times and associated students.
How do I add a new student to my directory?
Use the create_student action. Provide the first name, last name, and an optional email to register the new student record in Teachworks instantly.
Is it possible to see which families are registered via AI?
Absolutely. Use the list_families query. The agent will retrieve the directory of customer families associated with your business.
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.