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VS Code + GitHub Copilot

Setup

Create .vscode/mcp.json in your project root:
VS Code uses "servers" — not "mcpServers". This is different from every other tool.

How It Works

The inputs array creates a secure prompt for your API key. VS Code will ask for it on first use and store it securely — no hardcoded keys in your config.

Verify

Open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P) > “MCP: List Servers”. ScrapeBadger should appear.
MCP tools only work in Copilot Agent mode, not Ask or Edit mode.
ScrapeBadger exposes 344 tools (Twitter/X, Google, YouTube, TikTok, Amazon, eBay, Reddit, real estate, web scraping). For Google specifically, try:
“@workspace Use Google Search to find the official Python 3.13 release notes and summarize the new features”
Copilot will call google_search and process the structured response.