Connect RocketReach to GitHub Copilot in VS Code

Bring RocketReach's people and company data into GitHub Copilot in VS Code by adding the RocketReach MCP server to your workspace and signing in.

Requirements

• A RocketReach account (free or paid plan)
• GitHub Copilot with agent mode

Copilot Business and Enterprise: An owner must turn on the MCP servers in Copilot policy.

Steps to Connect

1. Add the RocketReach MCP server to your workspace

Create a file at .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace with the following:

{
  "servers": {
    "rocketreach": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.rocketreach.co/mcp"
    }
  }
}

2. Start the server

Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows/Linux, Cmd+Shift+P on Mac) and run:

MCP: List Servers

Select rocketreach and start it.

3. Sign in and approve access

When prompted, complete the RocketReach sign-in and approve access.

4. Test the connection

In Copilot agent mode, ask:

What RocketReach tools do you have?

If Copilot lists the RocketReach tools, you're all set.

Example Prompts

Try these once you're connected:

• Find 10 data engineers at healthcare companies in Boston and write them to leads.csv.
• Add a function that looks up a company by domain with RocketReach and returns industry and employee count.
• Get the verified email for the head of engineering at [company].

Troubleshooting

For specific error messages, see the MCP Errors reference.