Connect VS Code (GitHub Copilot)
One click adds Gadwal to your VS Code user profile.
Before you start
- Open Gadwal and choose Gadwal › Settings (⌘,), then the AI & MCP tab.
-
Turn on MCP server. The Address line shows
http://127.0.0.1:55183/mcp(you can change the port below it). The server only listens on this Mac. - Check each connection's AI level in its connection settings: Off, Read-only, Ask before write or Full. Production connections start at Read-only. The AI only sees connections that aren't Off.
AI tools need an active trial or the lifetime unlock. On the free tier the server answers every tool call with a message saying so.
Install
- In Settings › AI & MCP › Connect AI, click Install on the VS Code row.
- Gadwal creates a token and opens VS Code with an MCP install link. VS Code shows the
gadwalserver. - Confirm the install in VS Code. It is saved in your user profile’s
mcp.jsonas anhttpserver. - Open Copilot Chat in agent mode and check that the gadwal tools are listed.
What VS Code saves
{
"name": "gadwal",
"type": "http",
"url": "http://127.0.0.1:55183/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer <token>" }
}