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Connect GA4 to VS Code

  • Can you update the KPI doc?

Ask GitHub Copilot in VS Code to see where checkout drops off, with live GA4 data in agent mode. Lemonado connects them in about 2 minutes, no API keys needed.

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Why connect GA4 to VS Code (GitHub Copilot)?

Copilot's agent mode can call MCP tools inside your workspace, so it can read live numbers while it edits code and docs. Connected through Lemonado, it reads your GA4 sessions, conversions, landing pages and funnels, so it can see where checkout drops off with today's numbers.

  • All your GA4 data

    Sessions, users and engagement, ready to ask about.

  • Always today's numbers

    Landing pages and page paths, synced from GA4 automatically, so answers use today's numbers.

  • Connect all your tools

    Questions like "What does a conversion cost by channel?" use GA4 and Google Ads, Search Console at once.

How to connect GA4 to VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

Before you start

  • A Google Analytics account you can sign in to
  • VS Code installed
  • A Lemonado account (the free trial works)
  1. 1

    Connect Google Analytics in Lemonado

    In Lemonado, open Connectors, find Google Analytics and sign in. Choose the GA4 property your site sends data to. The property, not the account, holds the data.

  2. 2

    Turn on external access

    In the company's settings, open External tools, turn the connection on, choose which sources it can reach and copy the server URL.

    text
    https://mcp.lemonado.io/mcp
  3. 3

    Add the server

    With AI features on and a project open, run MCP: Add Server from the command palette. Choose HTTP, paste the server URL and name it lemonado.

    text
    https://mcp.lemonado.io/mcp
  4. 4

    Choose where it lives

    For your personal Copilot setup, choose Global → Copilot Global. That writes to ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json unless COPILOT_HOME says otherwise.

  5. 5

    Trust and sign in

    Accept the trust prompt and sign in to Lemonado. Turn the tools on under Chat: Open Customizations → Tools.

  6. 6

    Ask VS Code (GitHub Copilot) about GA4

    Try "Update the table in docs/kpis.md with last month's GA4 numbers and add one line on what changed." Or ask: "Which landing pages convert?" or "Which pages lost their route?"

Good to know

  • The older .vscode/mcp.json format still works for the local harness, but VS Code now marks that destination as deprecated. It uses a servers key with type http and the same URL.

What can VS Code (GitHub Copilot) do with GA4?

Copilot reads your GA4 data in agent mode and works the numbers into your code, docs and notebooks in the workspace you have open.

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Update the table in docs/kpis.md with last month's GA4 numbers and add one line on what changed.

Updated docs/kpis.md with last month's numbers next to the month before, plus a line on the biggest change and its cause.

Source: Google Analytics + your code

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# Connect Google Analytics to VS Code (Lemonado MCP)

- Server URL: https://mcp.lemonado.io/mcp
- Transport: Streamable HTTP
- Auth: OAuth; the user signs in to Lemonado in the browser. No API keys.
- In Lemonado: connect the GA4 property. Choose the GA4 property your site sends data to. The property, not the account, holds the data.
- In VS Code: Command palette: MCP: Add Server

```text
https://mcp.lemonado.io/mcp
```

First question to try: "Update the table in docs/kpis.md with last month's GA4 numbers and add one line on what changed."

More: https://lemonado.io/integrations/google-analytics · https://lemonado.io/llms.txt
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, through Lemonado. Connect your GA4 property in Lemonado, add Lemonado with MCP: Add Server in VS Code, and VS Code can see where checkout drops off with your live data.

You can. Google publishes an open-source Google Analytics MCP server (googleanalytics/google-analytics-mcp on GitHub). It's free, read-only and labeled experimental. It runs locally and needs a Google Cloud project with the Analytics Admin and Data APIs turned on. In VS Code that means setting up the Cloud project, credentials and Python yourself. Lemonado is one URL with a normal Google sign-in, and also covers your other channels.

Run MCP: List Servers from the command palette. If lemonado isn't running, start it there, accept the trust prompt and sign in. In Lemonado, check that Google Analytics is connected and External tools is on for the company. If numbers look low, check that you picked the GA4 property for the right site. GA4 can take a day or two to finish processing recent data.

Yes, if both are connected in Lemonado. One connection reaches every source you allow, so you can ask things like "Cost per GA4 conversion by channel, using Google Ads and Meta spend."

MCP is included in Lemonado's paid plans and in the free trial, so you can try it before you pay.

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