How to Use the Regex Toolkit MCP in VS Code Copilot

Q: How do I share the Regex Toolkit MCP Server config with my team in VS Code Copilot?

Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your repository root and add the server configuration. When team members open the project in VS Code Copilot, their agent automatically gains access to validatepattern and the other tools.

Equip VS Code Copilot with Regex Toolkit to safely extract, redact, and validate text patterns across your team's workspace.

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Prevent sensitive customer data from leaking into your team's shared workspace. When you ask VS Code Copilot to analyze debug output, it runs `mask_sensitive_data` to wipe emails and phone numbers from the logs. The tool replaces raw contact details with clean redacted tags directly in the chat interface. Your team gets the context they need to debug issues without violating compliance standards.

Extract structured contact lists using this MCP Server

Stop writing custom scripts to pull contacts out of unstructured text. Your VS Code Copilot agent can call `extract_pattern` to parse markdown docs, CSVs, or log files in your project directory. The tool returns a clean, unique list of emails, phone numbers, and URLs. Your agent can then format this data into JSON or markdown tables inside your active editor pane.

Validate configuration strings during local development

Catch formatting errors in your environment files before they hit CI/CD. VS Code Copilot uses `validate_pattern` to check if your API endpoints and admin emails match strict formatting rules. This gives you a fast, deterministic check that does not rely on LLM guesswork. The tool returns a simple boolean, allowing your agent to flag invalid strings immediately in your editor.

Setup guide

Set up Regex Toolkit 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 Regex Toolkit 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 Regex Toolkit tools listed. Try asking: "List my recent Regex Toolkit transactions" and Copilot will invoke them automatically.

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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Common questions about Regex Toolkit MCP in VS Code Copilot

Create a `.vscode/mcp.json` file in your repository root and add the server configuration. When team members open the project in VS Code Copilot, their agent automatically gains access to `validate_pattern` and the other tools.

It runs in a secure, hosted V8 sandbox managed by Vinkius. VS Code Copilot sends the text payload to the endpoint, the server runs `extract_pattern` or `mask_sensitive_data`, and returns the results to your editor.

No, this server is optimized for standard formats. It uses pre-defined patterns to validate emails, URLs, and phone numbers, ensuring high-speed execution for `validate_pattern` without regex denial-of-service risks.

You need VS Code version 1.96 or higher. Once updated, configure the server in your user settings, and VS Code Copilot will immediately recognize the MCP tools.

All processing is ephemeral and zero-trust. When VS Code Copilot sends text containing emails, phone numbers, or URLs, the server performs the validation or redaction in memory and immediately purges the data. Nothing is logged or saved.

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