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VS Code supports MCP servers in GitHub Copilot's agent mode. Adding NestDaddy lets the agent look things up on the live web instead of guessing from training data.

Add the server

Get a key at nestdaddy.com/mcp (free plan: 1,000 calls a month, no card). Create .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace:

{
  "servers": {
    "nestdaddy": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.nestdaddy.com/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

VS Code shows a Start link above the server in that file. Start it, then open Copilot Chat in Agent mode and click the tools icon: the nine NestDaddy tools are listed there.

Use it

Search the web for the current stable version of Python and update our Dockerfile if it is behind.

#news_search what happened with the EU AI Act this week? Give dates and links.

You can mention a tool with # to make Copilot use it, or let it choose.

Keep the key out of git

Use an input variable so VS Code asks for the key once and stores it securely:

{
  "inputs": [{ "type": "promptString", "id": "nestdaddy-key", "description": "NestDaddy API key", "password": true }],
  "servers": {
    "nestdaddy": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.nestdaddy.com/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${input:nestdaddy-key}" }
    }
  }
}

Same server in Cursor, Windsurf and Claude Code.