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Set up Trinity Insights MCP in VS Code via GitHub Copilot with MCP support.

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Configuration

Configuration type: JSON

File location: .vscode/mcp.json (workspace) or the user settings.json

{
  "github.copilot.mcp.servers": {
    "trinity-insights": {
      "url": "https://mcp.trinityinsights.io/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TRINITY_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace YOUR_TRINITY_API_KEY with the API key you will generate in the next step.

Setup steps

  1. Install GitHub Copilot
    VS Code GitHub Copilot extension. Check MCP eligibility in your Copilot plan.
  2. Retrieve your Trinity API key
    Dashboard → Settings → API Keys MCP. Create a key dedicated to VS Code.
  3. Configure the MCP server
    Edit .vscode/mcp.json at the workspace root, or the github.copilot.mcp.servers section in settings.json.
  4. Reload VS Code
    Cmd+Shift+P → Reload Window.
  5. Test via Copilot Chat
    Open Copilot Chat and ask: "@trinity Search the narrative-intelligence charts." The list_metrics tool is called.

Notes

  • GitHub Copilot MCP supports the same API key as Anthropic Connectors.
  • To share the config with a team, commit .vscode/mcp.json (without the key — use ${env:TRINITY_MCP_API_KEY}).

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