# apifare for GitHub Copilot (VS Code)

One prepaid, capped key for every API your agent needs, under hard caps and a kill switch.

1. Get a token: https://apifare.com/start?origin=page:integrations-vscode (shown once).
2. Add this to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace, or run MCP: Open User Configuration to add it for every workspace. VS Code uses a servers key; the inputs block makes it ask for your token once and store it securely instead of saving it in the file.

```
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "apifare-token",
      "description": "apifare token",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "apifare": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "apifare-mcp"],
      "env": { "APIPAY_TOKEN": "${input:apifare-token}" }
    }
  }
}
```

   Start the server from the file (or reload VS Code) and enter your token when prompted: Copilot's agent can then use the apifare tools.
3. Try it: "search the web for X", then "fetch a URL", then "what's the weather in London".
4. Caps and the kill switch are checked before dispatch. An empty balance returns HTTP 402 with a top-up link (see /errors.md).

Prices: https://apifare.com/capabilities. Config checked against https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/reference/mcp-configuration on 2026-09-12.