---
title: "GitHub Copilot: One-Click Bank MCP Setup | BankBridge"
description: "Ask GitHub Copilot where your money went last month, right in VS Code. One click installs the bank-data MCP server, no JSON editing required."
url: "https://bankbridge.money/docs/copilot"
---
[← All integrations](https://bankbridge.money/docs)

GitHub Copilot

# One-click install.

Click the button below, confirm in VS Code. Works with Copilot Chat in VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Xcode, and the Copilot CLI they all share the same MCP config.

Step 01

## Click to install in VS Code.

[Add to VS Code →](vscode:mcp/install?%7B%22name%22%3A%22bankbridge%22%2C%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fbankbridge.money%2Fapi%2Fmcp%22%7D)

Opens VS Code on this computer. Confirm, then sign in to BankBridge in the browser window it opens. No key to paste.

mcp.json

```
{
  "servers": {
    "bankbridge": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://bankbridge.money/api/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer bbk_your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

VS Code opens the MCP install dialog with BankBridge pre-filled. Signed in here? Your API key is already in the link. Otherwise VS Code opens the BankBridge sign-in page in your browser: sign in and click **Allow**. Flip Copilot to **Agent** mode (not Ask/Edit) so tools are available. Editing `mcp.json` by hand? Use a real key from [your dashboard](https://bankbridge.money/dashboard).

Step 02

## Verify it works.

In any Copilot Chat (Agent mode), ask:

try this

```
how much did I spend this week?
```

Copilot picks up the `list_transactions`tool automatically. If it says no tools available, check you’re in Agent mode.

Enterprise deployments

Copilot Enterprise admins can block custom MCP servers via org policy. If BankBridge doesn’t show up, your org may have restricted it. Ask your admin to allowlist `bankbridge.money`.

Troubleshooting

Tool calls don't fire.

You're probably in Ask/Edit mode, not Agent mode.

**Fix:** Toggle to Agent mode in the Copilot Chat composer.

Client connects but shows 0 tools.

Usually the client is caching an old config, or you're on a mode that doesn't expose tools (Ask/Edit vs Agent, for example).

**Fix:** Fully quit + relaunch the host app. In VS Code Copilot, switch to Agent mode.

401 Unauthorized on every call.

The API key is missing, typo'd, or got revoked. Check the Authorization header starts with \`Bearer \` (note the space) and ends in a key you still own.

**Fix:** Paste a fresh key from [Settings](https://bankbridge.money/dashboard/settings).

Tools return setup\_required.

Your BankBridge account has no active subscription yet, or it was canceled or is past due. The connection itself works; each tool answers with the link that finishes setup.

**Fix:** Visit [Settings](https://bankbridge.money/dashboard/settings) to start or restore your subscription, then connect a bank.

Tools return a NO\_CONNECTIONS warning.

You haven't linked a bank yet.

**Fix:** Visit [Connect a bank](https://bankbridge.money/dashboard/connect) . The bank-connect flow opens automatically, ~30 seconds.

Problems? Email [hello@bankbridge.money](mailto:hello@bankbridge.money).