Use Plot in VS Code

Add the Plot MCP server to Visual Studio Code so GitHub Copilot can read and update your Plot tasks while you code.

Connect Plot to Visual Studio Code (VS Code) so GitHub Copilot's agent works from your real tasks. Copilot can read a task, update its status, and leave progress comments in Plot.

Before you start

You need:

VS Code with GitHub Copilot installed and up to date.
A Plot account with access to the workspace you want to connect.

Add Plot to VS Code

Open the Command Palette and run MCP: Add Server.
Select HTTP.
Enter https://mcp.plot.app/mcp as the URL and plot as the name.
Choose whether to add it to your user profile or to this workspace.
When VS Code asks, sign in. In the Plot window, choose your workspace and select Authorize.

To add Plot to one project by hand, create .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "plot": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.plot.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

What Copilot can do in Plot

Once connected, Copilot can:

Read a task, its comments, and its project before it starts work.
Update task status, assignees, labels, and dependencies.
Leave comments with progress, blockers, and handoff notes.
Create documents for plans, briefs, and decisions.

Example prompts

Category	Example prompts
Start from Plot	Read ENG-42 and its comments, then plan the change.
Report progress	Move ENG-42 to In review and comment with what changed.
Plan work	Create Plot tasks in ENG for each step of this plan.

Disconnect Plot

Run MCP: List Servers, select plot, and remove it. If you added it by hand, delete the plot entry from mcp.json.

Troubleshoot

Plot tools don't appear in Copilot

Open Copilot Chat in agent mode, then select the tools button and check that Plot's tools are turned on.

The tool list is out of date

Run MCP: Reset Cached Tools, then restart the Plot server from MCP: List Servers.

For other issues, see Troubleshoot common issues.

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