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Add Connie to VS Code so GitHub Copilot can use it in agent mode. You need VS Code (code.visualstudio.com) with GitHub Copilot signed in. Where in Connie: click your name at the bottom of the left sidebar → Connect my agent → VS Code · https://connie.ai/<workspace-id>/connect-agent/vscode

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Connect Connie

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Open the Command Palette

Press Cmd+Shift+P (Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows), type MCP and choose MCP: Add Server.
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Choose HTTP

Choose HTTP (HTTP or Server-Sent Events) as the server type.
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Paste Connie's URL

Paste https://mcp.connie.ai and press Enter. Type connie as the server ID, then choose Global so Connie works in every project. (Newer VS Code versions may call this Copilot Global.)
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Sign in

VS Code asks to sign in to mcp.connie.ai. Click Allow. When it asks “Do you want Code to open the external website?”, click Open.
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Allow access in Connie

Sign in to Connie if you’re asked. Choose your Default workspace, click Allow access and go back to VS Code.
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Use Connie in Copilot Chat

Open Chat (Ctrl+Cmd+I on Mac, Ctrl+Alt+I on Windows) and choose Agent at the bottom of the chat box. Ask something like: “Find 10 VPs or Heads of Sales at US B2B SaaS companies with 50–500 employees, and go ahead and save them to a new list in Connie.” If VS Code asks before running a Connie tool, choose Always Allow Tools from connie.

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Connect with mcp.json

Run MCP: Open User Configuration for all your projects, or create .vscode/mcp.json in one project, and add:
mcp.json
VS Code’s own mcp.json (user configuration or .vscode/mcp.json) uses servers as the top-level key, not mcpServers like other apps. It also needs "type": "http". Newer VS Code versions can also save to shared files (.mcp.json in the project, or ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json); those use mcpServers instead.

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Good to know

  • No API key needed. VS Code signs in with OAuth. Don’t add mcp-remote or a local command.
  • Use Agent mode in Copilot Chat. That’s where VS Code makes MCP tools such as Connie’s available.
  • Which workspace: the Default workspace you chose, unless you name another in your request. See Manage access.
  • Credits: actions use your Connie workspace’s credits. See Credits.

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Troubleshooting

Fix: press Cmd+Shift+P (Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows), run MCP: List Servers, select connie and choose Start Server. Or click the Accounts icon at the bottom left of VS Code and choose the sign-in for connie.
Why: VS Code’s own mcp.json uses mcpServers instead of servers, or "type": "http" is missing. Fix: copy the example above, save, and start the server from MCP: List Servers.
Fix: switch the chat to Agent. Check that Connie’s tools are turned on in the chat’s tools picker.
More fixes: MCP troubleshooting.