VS Code

You need the GitHub Copilot extension installed and an active Copilot subscription. With those in place, setup takes a few steps in the Command Palette and your API key.

Open Command Palette

Press Cmd+Shift+P (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows).

Add MCP server

Type MCP and select MCP: Add Server.

Choose scope

Choose Workspace (adds to this project) or Global (available in all projects).

Edit config

This creates or opens an mcp.json file. Add the OpenFinance server inside the servers object:

{
  "servers": {
    "openfinance-tech": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.openfinance.tech/agent/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "x-api-key": "open_xxxxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace open_xxxxx with your key. Please make an account at openfinance.tech to get your keys.

Start the server

Save the file. A Start button appears at the top, click it.

Use it

Open Copilot Chat (Ctrl+Alt+I / Cmd+Ctrl+I), select Agent mode, and OpenFinance tools are available.

VS Code uses "servers", not "mcpServers". This is different from Claude.

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