Use Adaver in VS Code

VS Code can use MCP tools in GitHub Copilot Chat, in agent mode. After this setup, the agent can turn a PNG, JPEG or WebP image into an SVG. Each trace spends 1 image from your Adaver account.

1. Make an agent key

Account page (/account on adaver.nuvai.dev) → Agent keys → Make a key. Copy the key (it starts with adk_). We show it only once. Details: Make an agent key.

2. Add Adaver to VS Code

Create the file .vscode/mcp.json in your project. You have two choices.

Choice A (recommended): VS Code asks for the key. The key is not written in the file, so the file is safe to commit.

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "adaver-key",
      "description": "Adaver agent key (starts with adk_)",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "adaver": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.adaver.nuvai.dev/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${input:adaver-key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code asks for the key the first time the server starts, and keeps it for you.

Choice B: the key in the file. This is the text the account page shows with a Copy button. Put your key in place of adk_YOUR_KEY_HERE.

{
  "servers": {
    "adaver": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.adaver.nuvai.dev/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer adk_YOUR_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Never commit a file with a real key. Anyone who sees it can spend your images.

Then start the server: open .vscode/mcp.json and press Start above adaver, or run the command MCP: List Servers. Open Copilot Chat, choose Agent mode, and check that the Adaver tools are in the tools list.

3. Try it

Start with a free call. Ask the agent:

Use the adaver tools. List the vectorize presets, then show how many images I have left.

You should see five presets and your balance. Neither call costs an image.

Then trace an image (this spends 1 image):

Vectorize https://example.com/logo.png with adaver and save the SVG as logo.svg.

Use a public https address of your own image. A small local file also works: the agent can send it as base64 (up to about 3 MB).

4. See what you spend

Every finished trace also says "charged": true or false.

5. Daily limit and confirm mode

• Daily limit. Each key has "Images per day" (1 to 200, default 20). When a key reaches it, calls get daily_cap_reached and nothing is charged. Change it on the account page (Agent keys → Edit). Raising it asks for your password.
• Confirm mode. A key in confirm mode never charges on the first call. It gets a price quote first, and the agent must ask you. A client that supports MCP questions (elicitation) shows this as a yes/no box. The account page does not have a switch for confirm mode yet, so keys made there have it off.

More: Spend and privacy.

6. Revoke the key

Account page → Agent keys → Revoke → Yes, revoke it. The key stops at once. Then delete the adaver part from .vscode/mcp.json. With choice A, the revoked key that VS Code saved no longer works, so it can do no harm.

Common errors

Every error has a request_id. Send it to us if you need help.

The full list is in the tool reference.