Connect VS Code

VS Code (1.99+) has built-in MCP support, consumed by Copilot agent mode. Servers can be configured per workspace or per user.

Prerequisites

• VS Code 1.99 or later with GitHub Copilot enabled
• A Wicket member key — see the Quickstart if you don’t have one yet

Configuration

Workspace (.vscode/mcp.json)

Create .vscode/mcp.json in your repo. Use an input so the key is prompted once and stored in VS Code’s secret storage — never committed:

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "wicket-key",
      "description": "Wicket member key",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "wicket": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.wicket.sh/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${input:wicket-key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for the key the first time the server starts.

User-level

Run MCP: Add Server from the command palette, choose HTTP, and enter https://mcp.wicket.sh/mcp. Then open the generated user mcp.json (MCP: Open User Configuration) and add the Authorization header with your member key, or wire an input as in the workspace tab.

Caution

Commit .vscode/mcp.json with the ${input:…} reference only. Each developer supplies their own member key — keys are per member, and sharing one collapses your audit trail to a single identity.

Verify

1. Run MCP: List Servers from the command palette — wicket should show as running.
2. Open Copilot Chat in Agent mode, click the tools icon — github__* (and other connected services’) tools are listed.
3. Ask: List my GitHub repositories. The call appears in the Wicket Audit tab.

Troubleshooting

Symptom	Likely cause
Server missing from MCP: List Servers	mcp.json malformed, or workspace not trusted
Key prompt never appeared	Remove the server’s cached input: MCP: Reset Cached Tools, restart the server
401 Unauthorized	Wrong or rotated member key — regenerate in Wicket
403 Forbidden	Agent disabled or member not approved
Tool call blocked	Policy deny — check the Audit tab for the matched rule

Using Cline or Continue instead of native Copilot? See Connect Cline / Continue.