Connect Erudio MCP to GitHub Copilot in VS Code

Before you start

Who can set it up

VS Code with GitHub Copilot. On Copilot Business and Enterprise, the organization's MCP servers in Copilot policy must be on.

Free

Find and order reports

Search reports, preview them, order, and read the free report. No key, account or sign-in.

Add the free server

Run MCP: Add Server from the Command Palette, or add this to .vscode/mcp.json.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "erudio-free": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.erudio.com/free"
    }
  }
}

Licensed

Read the reports you bought

A license key starts erudio_ and comes with a purchase: get_order returns it once an order is paid, and the buyer gets their account key by email. Lost keys are sent again from erudio.com/keys.

With a license key

VS Code asks for the key once and keeps it out of the file.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "erudio-key",
      "description": "Erudio license key",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "erudio": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.erudio.com/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${input:erudio-key}" }
    }
  }
}

Check

Check it works

Ask: Use Erudio to find reports on KRAS G12C lung cancer trials.The agent calls search_reports and lists matching reports with their prices.
Ask: Read Erudio's free IDeate-Lung01 report and summarize what clinicians disagree about.On the free server, the agent calls read_report with "erudio-nct05280470" and quotes the report's findings with their sources.

Every tool and what it returns: For agents. Error codes: Developers.

FAQ

Questions

Where does the key go?

VS Code prompts for it the first time the server starts and stores it securely, so it never sits in the file.

Is .vscode/mcp.json going away?

VS Code plans to retire .vscode/mcp.json in February 2027 in favour of .mcp.json with an mcpServers key. The server entry stays the same.

Sources

Checked against

Steps checked against GitHub Copilot in VS Code's documentation on Nov 11, 2026. Clients change their menus; if a step no longer matches, tell us. Other clients: all setup guides.