How to Use the Relay Workflow Automation MCP in VS Code Copilot

Q: What happens if a run gets stuck during local testing?

You tell your agent to cancel it. It immediately invokes cancelrun on that specific run ID to stop the execution.

Manage your Relay Workflow Automation pipelines directly inside VS Code Copilot with team-wide shared configurations.

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Connect Relay Workflow Automation MCP to VS Code Copilot

Create your Vinkius account to connect Relay Workflow Automation to VS Code Copilot — we handle the hosting, security, and runtime updates so you don't have to. No server setup required.

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Discover your pipelines inside VS Code Copilot

The `list_workflows` tool queries your Relay account to display all active automations inside your editor. This gives your entire engineering team a shared, live index of your operational pipelines. To understand what a pipeline expects, the `get_workflow` tool extracts the required parameters. Your agent reads this structure to help developers write correct integration code.

Run and track executions from Copilot Chat

The `run_workflow` tool triggers your automation pipelines directly from the chat interface. You provide the parameters, and your agent handles the API call. Keeping tabs on the progress is straightforward. The `get_run_status` tool queries the live state so your team knows the exact moment a run finishes.

Cancel runs and inspect history in VS Code

The `cancel_run` tool halts any active execution that was triggered by mistake. This keeps your testing safe and prevents unnecessary resource usage. Tracking overall health is built-in. The `list_runs` tool fetches a list of recent executions, making it easy to audit team runs directly by committing this MCP Server configuration to your workspace.

Setup guide

Set up Relay Workflow Automation 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 Relay Workflow Automation 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 Relay Workflow Automation tools listed. Try asking: "List my recent Relay Workflow Automation transactions" and Copilot will invoke them automatically.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "relay-workflow-automation-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Relay Workflow Automation MCP in VS Code Copilot

Switch Copilot to Agent mode and request a run. The agent uses the `run_workflow` tool to execute the pipeline.

Yes. You can commit the MCP Server configuration to your repository in `.vscode/mcp.json` so every developer gets access.

Yes. The shared workspace configuration allows any authorized team member to trigger and review runs directly from Copilot Chat.

You tell your agent to cancel it. It immediately invokes `cancel_run` on that specific run ID to stop the execution.

Authentication is handled securely on the Vinkius platform. Your API tokens and workflow configurations are processed in isolated memory and are never written to disk.

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