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VS Code MCP servers work with GitHub Copilot's agent mode. Add Lemonado and Copilot reads Google Ads, Meta Ads and GA4 while it works in your workspace.

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Lemonado for VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

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

Set up in minutes.

  1. 1

    Connect Google Ads

    Sign in to Google Ads in Lemonado.

  2. 2

    Copy the server URL

    Turn on external access and copy one URL.

  3. 3

    Ask in VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

    Add the URL to VS Code (GitHub Copilot) and ask away.

Ask it anything.

Copilot's agent mode can call MCP tools inside your workspace, so it can read live numbers while it edits code and docs.

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How much are we paying for clicks on our own brand name, and what share of Google spend is it?

Brand search cost $3,210 last month at $0.42 a click, 22% of Google spend. We already win 96% of brand impressions, so a pause test is low risk.

Source: your marketing stack

Connect your tools to VS Code (GitHub Copilot).

How to add Lemonado to VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

  1. 1

    Connect your marketing tools in Lemonado

    In Lemonado, open Connectors and sign in to the tools you want to use: Google Ads, Meta Ads, GA4 and so on. New to Lemonado? The free trial gives you $150 in credits, no card needed.

  2. 2

    Turn on external access and copy the server URL

    Open the company's settings, choose External tools, turn the connection on and pick which clients and sources it can reach. 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.

  • 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.

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Everything an agent needs to set this up, in plain text. Paste this page's link into VS Code and ask it to connect you, or copy the block.

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# Lemonado MCP server in VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

Lemonado is a hosted MCP server that gives AI apps the user's live marketing data from Google Ads, Meta Ads, GA4 and 3,000+ other tools.

- Server URL: https://mcp.lemonado.io/mcp
- Transport: Streamable HTTP
- Auth: OAuth; the user signs in to Lemonado in the browser. No API keys.
- Tools on https://mcp.lemonado.io/mcp (custom connectors, coding agents, n8n): list_objects, get_object_details, execute_sql, get_google_ads_resource_metadata, list_companies, get_company_details, list_actions, get_action_details, execute_action
- Lemonado's Claude directory app and ChatGPT plugin (read-only): list_projects, list_project_sources, answer_data_question, explain_metric_change

## Setup
1. The user connects their tools in Lemonado (Connectors) and signs in.
2. In the company's settings → External tools, they turn the connection on and copy the server URL.
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. 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. Trust and sign in: Accept the trust prompt and sign in to Lemonado. Turn the tools on under Chat: Open Customizations → Tools.

Docs: https://docs.lemonado.io/mcp-reference
Full index for agents: https://lemonado.io/llms.txt
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Platforms like Google and Meta publish their own MCP servers, each covering one tool. Lemonado is one connection that brings Google Ads, Meta Ads, GA4, Search Console, LinkedIn, TikTok, Stripe and 3,000+ other tools into VS Code (GitHub Copilot), so you can ask questions that cross platforms.

Yes. MCP tools show up in Copilot Chat's agent mode. Turn Lemonado's tools on in the tools picker, then ask about your data in the chat.

Yes. It can read your data and make changes, like pausing an ad or moving budget, once you approve them.

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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