Use Klio with VS Code + GitHub Copilot

Use Klio from Copilot's agent mode in VS Code. VS Code asks for the token once and stores it securely.

1. Add .vscode/mcp.json

   Commit this file safely: it has no token in it. VS Code prompts for the token the first time the server starts.

   .vscode/mcp.jsonCopy

   {
     "inputs": [
       {
         "type": "promptString",
         "id": "klio-token",
         "description": "Klio access token",
         "password": true
       }
     ],
     "servers": {
       "klio": {
         "type": "http",
         "url": "https://klio.dev/api/mcp",
         "headers": {
           "Authorization": "Bearer ${input:klio-token}"
         }
       }
     }
   }

2. Start it

   Open the file and click Start above the server, or run “MCP: List Servers” from the command palette. Then switch Copilot Chat to Agent mode.

3. Check it works

   In Copilot Chat (Agent mode), click the tools icon: Klio's tools are listed. Ask: “call klio whoami”.

Then paste the setup prompt

With VS Code + GitHub Copilot connected, this puts the repo on your board and starts building with you. Replace the highlighted part.

Use Klio (klio.dev) as the project board for this repo. It's connected over MCP as "klio".

1. Call whoami to check the connection. If it fails, stop and tell me what to fix.
2. Find this repo's project with list_projects. If there isn't one, create it with create_project: name it after the repo and pick a short key.
3. Record what's already here: call sync_stack with package.json (and any other manifests), add features that already work as done stories, and half-finished work as stories in progress.
4. What I'm building next: <describe it in a sentence or two>
   Call brief_feature, write small stories with acceptance criteria, show me the plan, and save it with create_feature once I approve.
5. Build it one story at a time: start_issue before you write code, check_criterion as each criterion really passes, complete_issue with a short summary once it's tested. Don't start a second story while one is in progress, and leave Done to me.
6. Before you stop, hand me anything only I can do (secrets, DNS, billing) with flag_for_human.

Other agents

Endpoint: https://klio.dev/api/mcp. Menus and file paths can move between VS Code + GitHub Copilot releases; if a step looks different, the server URL and header are what matter.