Connect VS Code · GitHub Copilot to Pink Agentic AI Payments

What you get

VS Code · GitHub Copilot asks Pink before it pays

Once connected, VS Code · GitHub Copilot can see its budget, the payees it may pay and the rules that apply, run a dry run, request a payment and file the receipt. The rules you set in Pink decide each request: allowed on the spot, sent to a person on the phone, or blocked. VS Code · GitHub Copilot never holds a card number or a bank login.

Step by step

1. 1

   Create a free sandbox workspace

   Open agentic-sandbox.pinkwallet.com, type a company name, pick a template (coffee shop, startup or e-commerce) and click Create workspace. You get an admin key for the console and one key per AI agent. Keep the admin key: the sign-in page asks for it.

   

2. 2

   Copy an agent key

   From the workspace page or the console.

   

3. 3

   Add the server

   Create .vscode/mcp.json with a server of type: http, Pink's URL and an Authorization header. Use an inputs entry so VS Code prompts for the key once and stores it in the OS keychain instead of the file.
4. 4

   Switch Copilot Chat to Agent mode

   MCP tools only appear in Agent mode, not Ask mode. Start the server from the mcp.json editor lens or the MCP: List Servers command, then describe the purchase.
5. 5

   Watch the approval land in the console

   Open the sandbox console (link on the workspace page). Requests that cleared, asked a person or were blocked are all listed with the rule that decided them. Approve the pending one and the agent continues.

   

The configuration, ready to paste

// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [{ "id": "pink-key", "type": "promptString", "description": "Pink agent key", "password": true }],
  "servers": { "pink": {
    "type": "http", "url": "https://agentic-sandbox.pinkwallet.com/mcp",
    "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${input:pink-key}" }
  } }
}

Replace <agent_key> with the key of the agent this ide should act as. Each agent has its own key, budget and rules.

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FAQ

Official documentation

• VS Code: add and manage MCP servers ↗
• Pink: the seven MCP tools, with real responses
• Pink: security model (what the client can and cannot reach)

Menu names and settings paths follow each vendor's documentation at the verified date. If a vendor moves a menu, the linked page is the source of truth; the Pink side does not change.

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