Clerk · VS Code (GitHub Copilot)
Add the Clerk MCP server to VS Code (GitHub Copilot)
Clerk authentication docs, SDK snippets and quickstarts for coding agents.
Official serverRemoteAuthentication
1. Add the server
Run in your terminal
code --add-mcp '{"name":"clerk","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.clerk.com/mcp"}'2. Sign in
VS Code opens the sign-in flow when Copilot first calls a remote OAuth server. Clerk is hosted by Clerk, so there is nothing to install or keep updated.
3. Try it
Ask VS Code (GitHub Copilot) for something Clerk can do. Clerk authentication docs, SDK snippets and quickstarts for coding agents. Approve the first tool call and check the result before allowing write actions automatically.
- · mcp.json uses a top-level servers key, not mcpServers.
- · code --add-mcp installs a server into your user profile from the terminal.
FAQ
- How do I add the Clerk MCP server to VS Code (GitHub Copilot)?
- Run: code --add-mcp '{"name":"clerk","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.clerk.com/mcp"}'. VS Code opens the sign-in flow when Copilot first calls a remote OAuth server.
- Is this the official Clerk MCP server?
- Yes. It is published by Clerk as io.github.clerk/mcp-server in the official MCP registry.
- Does the Clerk MCP server need an API key?
- It is a hosted server. Most hosted servers sign you in with OAuth the first time VS Code (GitHub Copilot) uses them; check Clerk's docs for any plan or permission requirements.
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Reviewed Oct 5, 2026. Command generated from the registry record and checked against VS Code (GitHub Copilot)'s documented syntax.