Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code has a native MCP client, so any chat extension that uses it can reach your SurrealDB Cloud account.

Add the MCP server

VS Code uses a servers object with an explicit transport type. Put it in .vscode/mcp.json for the workspace, or in the user-level mcp.json to have it everywhere.

{
  "servers": {
    "surrealdb": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.surrealdb.com"
    }
  }
}

Scope	Path
Workspace	`.vscode/mcp.json`
Global (macOS)	`~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/mcp.json`
Global (Windows)	`%APPDATA%\Code\User\mcp.json`
Global (Linux)	`~/.config/Code/User/mcp.json`

Reload the window, start the server from the MCP view, and approve the connection in the browser window that opens.

Install the Agent Skills

npx skills add surrealdb/agent-skills

Check it worked

Ask chat which SurrealDB tools it has available. If nothing appears, reload the window - VS Code reads mcp.json at startup.

Next steps

GitHub Copilot - the same file, with Copilot agent mode
SurrealDB MCP Server - every tool the server publishes

Add the MCP server

Sign in

Install the Agent Skills

Check it worked

Next steps