Install News & Trends 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
- In your project, create
.vscode/mcp.json, or open it. For every project, run MCP: Open User Configuration from the Command Palette instead. - Add this block. If the file already has
servers, add only the entry inside it.
{
"servers": {
"news-and-trends": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=highbrow_fame/google-trends-reliable,highbrow_fame/substack-posts,highbrow_fame/hacker-news-stories,highbrow_fame/apple-podcasts-shows-episodes,highbrow_fame/google-trends-trending-now,highbrow_fame/google-news-articles,highbrow_fame/google-news-api,highbrow_fame/article-extractor-api,highbrow_fame/news-search-api,highbrow_fame/arxiv-api"
}
}
}- 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 news-and-trends.
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.