Connect VS Code to RobinReach
To connect VS Code to RobinReach, open the Command Palette, run MCP: Add Server, choose HTTP, paste your RobinReach URL with your API key and name it robinreach. GitHub Copilot's agent can then use RobinReach's 77 tools to write, schedule and publish posts on 13 networks, read analytics and answer comments from your editor. Choose Global when asked so it works in every workspace. It is included on the Bloom, Thrive and Scale plans.
- 2 minutes to set up
- API key
- Code editor
- From Bloom $24 a month
Steps checked against VS Code's documentation on
Illustration of the setup. Your own screen may look slightly different.
Set up VS Code in 2 minutes
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Copy your connection URL
Replace YOUR_API_KEY with the key from the Integrations page in RobinReach.
https://robinreach.com/mcp/v1/messages?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY -
Add the server
Open the Command Palette (Cmd or Ctrl + Shift + P), run MCP: Add Server, choose HTTP, paste the URL and name it robinreach. Pick Global to use it in every workspace.
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Ask Copilot
Open the Chat view, let the agent use tools and ask it to list your RobinReach brands.
Things to ask VS Code
Plain words work. VS Code picks the tools, checks each post against the network's rules and tells you what it did.
Turn the notes in launch.md into a LinkedIn post and an X post, scheduled for Monday morning.
What is scheduled on our calendar this week?
Write alt text for the images attached to next week's Instagram posts.
Draft a Mastodon post about the bug we fixed today.
Everything VS Code can reach, by area. See all 77 tools
If something does not work
Copilot does not use RobinReach
Open Chat, then Customizations, then Tools, and check the robinreach tools are switched on for the session.
The server will not start
Check the URL includes your current API key. Creating a new key on the Integrations page replaces the old one.
It only works in one workspace
It was saved to the workspace. Add it again and pick Global.
VS Code and RobinReach: questions people ask
Do I need GitHub Copilot?
Yes. RobinReach's tools are used by Copilot's agent in the Chat view.
Where does VS Code save the server?
With Global, in your personal Copilot config at ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json, so every workspace has it.
Can I connect just one brand?
Yes. Use that brand's key from its Integrations page.
Does it need Node.js?
No. VS Code connects to the URL over HTTP directly.
Which plans include it?
On RobinReach, the Bloom, Thrive and Scale plans. On GitHub, a Copilot plan.
Other apps, and where VS Code can post
Sources and how this page is checked
Last checked on . Setup steps follow each app's own documentation and the Integrations page in RobinReach. RobinReach's numbers on this page, like tools, networks, limits and plans, are read from the product itself every time the page loads, so they are always current.
Connect VS Code today
Create a free RobinReach account, connect your social accounts, then follow the steps above. It takes about 2 minutes.
Free plan, no card. AI integrations from Bloom, $24 a month, with a 7 day trial.