How to Use the ZipRecruiter MCP in VS Code Copilot
Standardize job market data access for your entire team using VS Code Copilot.
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Connect ZipRecruiter MCP to VS Code Copilot
Create your Vinkius account to connect ZipRecruiter 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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Key Capabilities
Team Configuration Management
Need every developer on the team to have access to this MCP? You configure it once in `.vscode/mcp.json` and commit that file to the repo. Everyone automatically gets the tool, ensuring consistency across the whole engineering squad. This is how you manage shared, enterprise-grade tooling without relying on individual setups.
Automated Reporting Pipelines
Build a task that runs regularly to summarize market trends. You can use the tool within an agent pipeline: run `ziprecruiter_search_jobs` for various criteria, collect all those results, and then format them into a standardized report file. This makes turning live data feeds into actionable team reports straightforward.
Multi-Service Dependency Mapping
The system supports chaining. You can set up an agent that first pulls job listings, passes the keywords to a messaging MCP for notification, and then uses billing MCPs for cost tracking—all within one unified workflow. This ability to combine multiple tools through the Vinkius platform is where you build real automation.
Set up ZipRecruiter 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.jsonin your workspace. - 2
Add the ZipRecruiter 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 ZipRecruiter tools listed. Try asking: "List my recent ZipRecruiter transactions" and Copilot will invoke them automatically.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ziprecruiter-mcp": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
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