[FAQ] How do I add the dlt MCP server in VS Code?

[CarlosGTrejo]

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data-engineering-zoomcamp

Question

How do I add the dlt MCP server in VS Code?

Answer

To add the dlt MCP server in VS Code you can use the command "MCP: Add Server...":

1. Open the command palette
   • Windows: Ctrl + Shift + P
   • Mac: Cmd + Shift + P
2. Type "MCP: add Server..."
3. Select "Command (stdio)"
4. Type uv run --with dlt[duckdb] --with dlt-mcp[search] python -m dlt_mcp and press Enter.
5. Set the id to dlt and press Enter
6. Set the configuration target:
   • Remote if you are using GitHub Codespaces
   • Workspace otherwise

To verity that the MCP was added correctly use the command "MCP: List Servers"

1. Open the command palette
   • Windows: Ctrl + Shift + P
   • Mac: Cmd + Shift + P
2. Type "MCP: List Servers"
3. You should see "dlt Running" (like in the attached screenshot)
   
   • If it is stopped, you can either:
     • Start it by selecting it and choosing "Start Server"
     • Prompt Copilot to use the mcp server (e.g. "list the dlt pipelines")

Lastly, make sure that when you initialize your dlt project (when you run dlt init dlthub:taxi_pipeline duckdb) you choose copilot as your agent.

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