Bring Lot Traceability
to VS Code Copilot
Learn how to connect Wherefour 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 Wherefour MCP Server?
Connect your Wherefour account to any AI agent to automate your inventory management, production tracking, and lot traceability. Wherefour provides a specialized ERP platform for manufacturers and producers to maintain end-to-end transparency across their supply chain.
What you can do
- Inventory & Catalog Orchestration — List and search inventory items with detailed metadata, including product codes and manufacturing specifications.
- Lot Traceability — Access stock lot details and batch information to maintain comprehensive quality control and compliance.
- Order Management — Retrieve and monitor sales orders and production orders to keep your manufacturing workflow on track.
- Stakeholder Directory — Access and manage your database of customers, vendors, and suppliers programmatically.
- Financial Insights — Retrieve billing invoices and purchase records directly from the AI interface to monitor operational costs.
- Resource Navigation — Explore storage locations and manufacturing formulas using natural language commands.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Wherefour API Key and API Secret from your account settings
3. Select your environment (Production or Sandbox)
4. Start managing your ERP and inventory from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Operations Managers — quickly check stock levels and production order statuses without switching apps.
- Quality Control Teams — track lot traceability and batch metadata via natural conversation.
- Inventory Controllers — streamline item searches and vendor management through simple AI commands.
Built-in capabilities (12)
Get details of a specific inventory item
Get details of a specific order
List all customers
List production formulas/recipes
List all inventory items
List customer invoices
List storage locations
List all sales and production orders
List purchase records
List all stock lots
List all vendors/suppliers
Search for inventory items
Why VS Code Copilot?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Wherefour 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
Wherefour in VS Code Copilot
Wherefour and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Wherefour 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 Wherefour in VS Code Copilot
The Wherefour 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
Wherefour for VS Code Copilot
Every tool call from VS Code Copilot to the Wherefour MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find my Wherefour API Key and Secret?
Log in to your Wherefour account, navigate to Settings > API, and generate a new set of credentials for your integration.
Can the agent check lot availability for a specific item?
Yes! Use the list_stock_lots tool to retrieve all available batches and their current quantities for any item in your catalog.
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.