How to Use the Age Calculator MCP in VS Code Copilot

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Standardize Date Tools for Your Team

End the 'it works on my machine' problem for date logic. By adding this MCP to your repository's `.vscode/mcp.json` file, every developer on your team gets the same set of date calculation tools. No more fighting with different date libraries or time zone bugs. This ensures that when a developer asks Copilot to work with dates, it uses a consistent, approved tool. It's a simple way to enforce standards and reduce bugs across your entire codebase.

Get Exact Age & Birthday Data

When you're building a user profile page, you need accurate age data. With this MCP, you can have Copilot's agent call `calculate_current_age` to get a person's age down to the second, using just their birth date. It's also useful for features like birthday reminders. The `get_upcoming_birthday_info` tool gives Copilot the data it needs to help you write functions that trigger notifications or display countdowns.

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The workflow is simple. In the Copilot Chat, you can ask questions like, "What day of the week was July 4, 1776?". Copilot will recognize the intent and use the `identify_birth_weekday` tool from this MCP to get the answer. This turns Copilot from a code completion engine into an agent that can fetch and reason with live data. It's a faster way to get the information you need without leaving your editor.

Setup guide

Set up Age Calculator MCP in VS Code Copilot

Prerequisites

VS Code 1.99 or later with GitHub Copilot extension
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open MCP configuration

Open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P) and run "MCP: Add Server". Select HTTP (Streamable) as the server type. VS Code will create .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.
2

Add the Age Calculator MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into your .vscode/mcp.json. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Switch to Agent mode

Open Copilot Chat (Cmd+Shift+I / Ctrl+Shift+I) and switch to Agent mode using the dropdown. MCP tools are only available in Agent mode — they do not appear in Edit or Ask modes.
4

Verify the connection

In the Copilot Chat input, type # to list available tools. You should see the Age Calculator tools listed. Try asking: "List my recent Age Calculator transactions" and Copilot will invoke them automatically.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "age-calculator-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Age Calculator MCP in VS Code Copilot

A developer adds the Age Calculator MCP configuration to the `.vscode/mcp.json` file and commits it to your repository. Once anyone pulls that change, VS Code automatically makes the tools available to Copilot for everyone on the team.

Yes. In the Copilot chat, you can ask the agent to generate a set of test users with specific birthdays, then use the Age Calculator tools to populate fields like `age` or `daysUntilBirthday` with realistic data.

Yes. The MCP itself is a simple, stateless tool. When managed by Vinkius, it runs in a secure environment that can meet enterprise compliance needs, including SOC 2. Your IT department can manage access and configuration.

Consistency. This ensures every developer, and Copilot itself, uses the exact same logic. It's configured once for the whole team in your repo, eliminating dependency drift or developers using different libraries.

This MCP only receives the birth date string needed for the calculation. It performs the operation and returns the result without logging or storing the input data, ensuring the privacy of the information you're working with.

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