Can VS Code & GitHub Copilot Use Mastodon? MCP Setup (2026)

Q: Can VS Code & GitHub Copilot use Mastodon?

Yes. Add a remote URL in VS Code’s mcp.json ("type": "http"). We found no official Mastodon server; the highest-rated live remote community server is Mastodon (trust grade B). Checked live on 2026-10-27.

Updated October 27, 2026 · from live checks of 50,180 MCP servers · Methodology

Remote Mastodon servers

Server	Publisher	Status	Sign-in	Tools	Trust
Mastodon Yours? Claim it	Community	Live	No auth	—	B
Skryvo Yours? Claim it	Registry domain	Live · sign-in	OAuth sign-in	—	B
dopost Yours? Claim it	Registry domain	Live · sign-in	OAuth sign-in	—	B
Postbase Yours? Claim it	Community	Live · sign-in	OAuth sign-in	—	B
NameHound Yours? Claim it	Registry domain	Live	No auth	1	B
Schedule & Chill Yours? Claim it	Registry domain	Live · sign-in	OAuth sign-in	—	B
Statuz Yours? Claim it	Registry domain	Live · sign-in	OAuth sign-in	—	C
ScrapeMole Social Yours? Claim it	Community	Live	No auth	8	C

Local Mastodon servers

Server	Publisher	Status	Sign-in	Tools	Trust
Activitypub MCP Yours? Claim it	Community	Local install	No auth	—	C
Thth Yours? Claim it	Community	Local install	No auth	—	C
Mastodon MCP Yours? Claim it	Community	Local install	No auth	—	D

How to add Mastodon to VS Code & GitHub Copilot

Open the Command Palette and run MCP: Add Server. Choose HTTP for a server URL or Command (stdio) for a local install command.
Or edit .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace: VS Code’s format puts servers under a top-level "servers" object (remote: "type": "http" + "url"; local: "type": "stdio" + "command"). Portable Copilot files (.mcp.json, ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json) use "mcpServers" instead, so don’t copy between them unchecked.
Sign in if the server asks, then use its tools in Copilot agent chat.

Example for Mastodon (from the table above), in .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "mastodon": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mastodon/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Menus change, so check the VS Code MCP configuration reference. Every server page has a copy-paste config for VS Code & GitHub Copilot.

Is it safe to connect Mastodon to VS Code & GitHub Copilot?

Check the publisher and trust grade first. Mastodon doesn't run an official MCP server we can verify, so every server here comes from a third party and can see whatever your account can.

Can ChatGPT or Claude connect to Mastodon?

See https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/can/chatgpt/mastodon/ and https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/can/claude/mastodon/

Does Mastodon have an official MCP server?

Not that we can verify: it isn't in the official MCP Registry as of 2026-10-27, and we haven't found a server hosted by Mastodon itself. Full list: https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/apps/mastodon/

Can VS Code & GitHub Copilot use Mastodon?