Install Micro Tool Factory — Commerce, Jobs and Web Data in VS Code

What you need first

• VS Code, installed.
• Nothing else: the server runs on its publisher's machines and VS Code connects to it.

Steps

1. In your project, create .vscode/mcp.json, or open it. For every project, run MCP: Open User Configuration from the Command Palette instead.
2. Add this block. If the file already has servers, add only the entry inside it.

{
  "servers": {
    "micro-tool-factory-apify": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=micro-tool-factory/shopify-products,micro-tool-factory/shopify-variants,micro-tool-factory/multi-ats-jobs,micro-tool-factory/greenhouse-jobs,micro-tool-factory/sitemap-urls,micro-tool-factory/lever-jobs,micro-tool-factory/ashby-jobs,micro-tool-factory/rss-feed-items,micro-tool-factory/wordpress-posts,micro-tool-factory/github-releases,micro-tool-factory/hacker-news-search,micro-tool-factory/youtube-video-oembed,micro-tool-factory/app-store-reviews,micro-tool-factory/hacker-news-comments,micro-tool-factory/apple-app-search"
    }
  }
}

3. Save the file and choose Start above the server's entry, or run MCP: List Servers. Its tools appear in Copilot Chat's agent mode.

Check it worked

Ask VS Code: List the tools of micro-tool-factory-apify.

If it does not start

401 Unauthorized

The endpoint wants a sign-in or a key. Sign in when VS Code asks.

Nothing changes after a restart

The file is not valid JSON any more. Look for a missing comma where the block was added.