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Add Terno AI to Visual Studio Code for GitHub Copilot's agent mode.

Use Terno from GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code.

Server URL: https://mcp.terno.ai/mcp

Preview server URL: https://mcp.terno.ai/mcp/preview (adds app connectors such as Google Ads and GA4)

Before you start

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  • Visual Studio Code with GitHub Copilot.
  • A Terno AI account. You don’t need to sign up first: when you connect, Terno takes you to sign up if you don’t have an account, or to sign in if you’re signed out, and then shows the consent screen.
  • No data source is needed to connect. Ask your assistant to connect one and Terno gives it a link where you add the connection details in Terno. You can also add one in the app; see Connectors.

Connect Terno

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  1. Open the Command Palette and run MCP: Add Server.
  2. Choose HTTP (HTTP or Server-Sent Events).
  3. Paste https://mcp.terno.ai/mcp (or https://mcp.terno.ai/mcp/preview for the preview server) and name the server terno.
  4. Choose where to save it, for example Global to use Terno in every workspace.
  5. Follow the sign-in prompts to sign in to Terno.
  6. In chat, click Configure Tools in the input box and make sure Terno’s tools are on.

Check it works

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Ask your assistant something like:

  • “Which data sources do I have in Terno?”
  • “Using Terno, show the top 10 customers by revenue this year.”

It should call Terno’s tools and answer from your data.

App connectors (preview)

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The main server works with your databases and warehouses. To also use app connectors such as Google Ads and GA4, add the preview server in the same way, using https://mcp.terno.ai/mcp/preview. It will come to the main server soon.

Troubleshooting

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The sign-in window doesn’t open, or sign-in fails

Complete the sign-in in the browser window or tab your assistant opens, using your Terno account. If it times out, start the connection again.

Terno’s tools don’t show up

Check the server URL is exactly https://mcp.terno.ai/mcp (or https://mcp.terno.ai/mcp/preview for the preview server), and that the Terno server is switched on in your assistant.

”No data sources” or empty answers

Connect a data source in Terno first. The assistant only sees what’s connected in your Terno workspace, within your access rules.

Disconnect

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Remove the Terno connector or server in your assistant.