How to Connect Twitter MCP to VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

VS Code supports MCP servers through GitHub Copilot’s agent mode. You can add FetchLayer’s Twitter/X MCP server to give Copilot access to tweet search, profile lookup, follower graphs, and more.

Prerequisites

VS Code with GitHub Copilot extension installed
GitHub Copilot agent mode enabled
A FetchLayer API key — get one free (no credit card)

Step 1: Create the MCP config

VS Code reads MCP configurations from .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace root.

Create the file .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "fetchlayer": {
      "url": "https://mcp.fetchlayer.dev",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer sk-your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace sk-your-api-key with your actual key from the FetchLayer dashboard.

Step 2: Reload VS Code

Reload the window (Ctrl+Shift+P → “Reload Window”) to pick up the new MCP config.

Step 3: Use it in Copilot Chat

Open Copilot Chat in agent mode and try:

Search X/Twitter for “VS Code extensions for Python” and show me the most recommended ones.

Copilot will use the FetchLayer tools to search Twitter and return structured results.

More examples:

“What are people saying about GitHub Copilot on X/Twitter?”
“Get tweets from @rauchg about Next.js”
“Get the profile and follower count for @openai”
“Find verified followers of @levelsio”

All available tools

All 10 FetchLayer Twitter/X endpoints are available: search, tweet detail, replies, user profiles, user tweets, followers, following, verified followers, and more. See the full endpoint list.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Create the MCP config

Step 2: Reload VS Code

Step 3: Use it in Copilot Chat

All available tools

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