Connect your data to VS Code

Get database access inside VS Code Copilot without leaving your editor.

What VS Code can do with Sequel

Database access in Copilot Chat

Once configured, GitHub Copilot Chat can call Sequel tools to answer questions about your data. Ask about your schema, query examples, or check metrics — right in the Chat panel.

Team-wide setup with one commit

Commit .vscode/mcp.json to your repo and every developer on the team gets Sequel MCP configured automatically. Each team member provides their own API key.

Schema-aware code generation

Copilot can pull your actual database schema through Sequel and use it to generate more accurate SQL queries, migration files, and ORM models — based on what's really in your database.

Example prompts

Everything you can ask VS Code about your data.

Ask in plain English. Sequel turns it into a query, runs it read-only, and VS Code hands back the answer. No SQL, no dashboards, no CSV exports.

Connect VS Code

What you can ask VS Code

What tables exist in our production database and what do they contain?
Generate a SQL query to find all users who joined in the last 7 days
Show me the schema for the `products` table
How many NULL values are in the `email` column of `users`?
What are the most recent 10 entries in the `audit_log` table?

Setup

Add Sequel to VS Code

Drop the Sequel MCP server into VS Code, then ask it anything about your connected data. Sequel is read-only by default and shows each query before it runs.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "sequel": {
      "url": "https://api.sequel.sh/mcp",
      "type": "http",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer sql_your_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Sequel CLI

Install Sequel MCP to VS Code

The Sequel CLI installs Sequel into VS Code in one step — it signs you in, provisions a scoped API key, and writes the right config to the right place. No keys to copy by hand.

Prefer npm? npm install -g @sequelsh/cli@latest works too.

1
Install the Sequel CLI
One line installs the latest CLI with whatever package manager you have.
```
curl -fsSL https://sequel.sh/install | sh
```
2
Sign in
Authenticate in your browser and pick an organization.
```
sequel login
```
3
Install into VS Code
One command installs Sequel into VS Code and writes its MCP config.
```
sequel install vscode
```

Data sources

Connect any source to VS Code

PostgreSQL

Query your PostgreSQL database in plain English. No SQL required.

MySQL

Instant insights from your MySQL database. Ask in plain English.

ClickHouse

Real-time analytics on ClickHouse at any scale, in plain English.

BigQuery

Query petabytes of BigQuery data in plain English.

Google Sheets

Query, write, and manage Google Sheets with AI.

Google Analytics 4

Ask your GA4 data anything. No SQL, no dashboards.

Google Search Console

Unlock your SEO data with natural language. No exports, no pivot tables.

MCP Server

Connect any MCP-compatible server and query it with AI in seconds.

Stripe

Ask your Stripe data anything. MRR, churn, refunds — answered in plain English.

PostHog

Ask your PostHog product data anything — with HogQL under the hood.

Mixpanel

Conversational analytics on your Mixpanel events, funnels, and retention.

Amplitude

Query your Amplitude taxonomy, funnels, and dashboards in plain English.

HubSpot

Your AI analyst for HubSpot — contacts, deals, tickets, and pipelines.

Ahrefs

Ask your Ahrefs SEO data anything — backlinks, keywords, and traffic.

Apollo.io

Ask your Apollo.io prospects, contacts, and accounts anything — in plain English.

Explore other AI agents

Claude

Use Claude to query your databases, explore schemas, and build analyses — all from one conversation.

Cursor

Query your databases and explore schemas without leaving your code editor.

ChatGPT

Connect ChatGPT to your databases and get data-backed answers in every conversation.

Windsurf

Give Windsurf's Cascade AI access to your databases — query data without leaving your editor.

Zed

Connect Zed's AI assistant to your databases for real-time data access while you code.

Gemini

Connect Google Gemini to your databases for grounded, data-backed answers.

Claude Code

Query your databases directly from the Claude Code CLI — without leaving your terminal.

Codex

Give OpenAI Codex CLI real-time database access for data-grounded coding sessions.

OpenClaw

Turn your self-hosted OpenClaw agent into a data analyst that queries every source you've connected.

Hermes

Give Nous Research's Hermes agent read access to every database and marketing tool you've connected.

Frequently asked questions

Does this work with GitHub Copilot in VS Code?

Yes. VS Code's MCP support is available in GitHub Copilot Chat (VS Code 1.99+). Create .vscode/mcp.json in your project root with the config above, and Sequel tools will appear in Copilot Chat.

Do I need the GitHub Copilot subscription?

VS Code MCP requires GitHub Copilot Chat (Individual, Business, or Enterprise plan). The MCP configuration itself is free; you only need a Sequel API key and a Copilot subscription.

Can I configure this globally instead of per-project?

Yes. Add the server configuration to your VS Code user settings.json under the `mcp.servers` key for global access across all projects.

Is the .vscode/mcp.json file safe to commit?

The config file is safe to commit — but never commit your actual API key in it. Use an environment variable reference or instruct team members to replace the placeholder with their own key.

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