Connecting VS Code and GitHub Copilot to the Databricks Managed MCP Server

charlie_wei — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 07:52:27 GMT

Recently, Databricks released a preview version of the Managed MCP Server. Upon seeing this, I immediately wanted to integrate Databricks Genie with VS Code and GitHub Copilot agent mode. Below, I will briefly share the setup process:

Step 1: Prepare Genie on Databricks.

In this case, I used the sample table samples.nyctaxi.trips to create Genie.

Step 2: Configure VS Code

Depending on your requirements, edit either .vscode/mcp.json or .vscode/settings.json in your VS Code workspace. Please refer to the following example for guidance:

{ "chat.mcp.enabled": true, "mcp": { "inputs": [], "servers": { "my-genie": { "type": "http", "url": "https://<your-workspace-hostname>/api/2.0/mcp/genie/{genie_space_id}", "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer <your-personal-access-token>" } } } } }

You can obtain a personal access token according to the documentation.

Step 3: Use Agent Mode

Awesome 😎

Re: Connecting VS Code and GitHub Copilot to the Databricks Managed MCP Server

kbaig8125 — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:48:10 GMT

Thanks for the example this is something I am looking for

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Connecting VS Code and GitHub Copilot to the Databricks Managed MCP Server

Step 1: Prepare Genie on Databricks.

Step 2: Configure VS Code

Step 3: Use Agent Mode

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