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For technical members who use VS Code with GitHub Copilot chat.

Checked on 15 November 2026 against Microsoft's pages Add and manage MCP servers, Manage MCP servers and MCP configuration reference (all updated 11 November 2026). Microsoft does not state a Copilot plan requirement there, and does not say whether VS Code registers itself automatically; we have not tried it with ScentSell.

Add ScentSell​

  1. Open the Command Palette and run Chat: Open Customizations, then MCP Servers, then Add Server (+). (MCP: Add Server does the same.)
  2. Choose HTTP (HTTP or Server-Sent Events).
  3. Paste https://mcp.scentsell.com.au/api/mcp and give it the ID scentsell.
  4. Choose Global, then Copilot Global.

VS Code saves this in its MCP settings file for you; you do not need to edit a file.

Sign in​

Microsoft says a browser window opens on the first connection. Sign in on the ScentSell page and click Authorise.

Give it the ScentSell rules​

Put the ScentSell skill in your Copilot instructions file, or paste the starter message into chat:

You are now connected to my ScentSell account. ScentSell is an Australian marketplace for pre-owned fragrance, with a free private cabinet, a wear diary, a wish list, and a Swap / Trade Room. The ScentSell tools act as me and only see my own account.

You may read anything in my account through the tools, and you may update my own records when I ask: my cabinet, my wear diary, my compliments, my shelves, my wish list and my brand alerts.

Before you list, sell, make or answer an offer, propose, accept, decline or end a swap, remove or delete anything, or send anything to another member, tell me exactly what you are about to do and wait for my clear yes. Ask again each time. A yes to one action is not a yes to the next.

Be honest. Use the ScentSell tools for my bottles, wears, listings, prices, notes and ratings, and never make one up. If a tool finds nothing, say it was not found. Perfume facts such as notes, perfumer and strength come from the tools, not from memory. If you are not sure which bottle or strength I mean, ask me.

ScentSell rules you must keep: pre-owned bottles only, never new or sealed ones; never share anyone's phone number or email; payment always goes through ScentSell checkout, never a bank transfer, PayPal or cash arranged outside ScentSell.

To start, please show me what is in my ScentSell cabinet.

Check it worked​

Ask Copilot chat: "What is in my ScentSell cabinet?"

Disconnect​

Chat: Open Customizations, MCP Servers, the three dots next to ScentSell, then Disable or Uninstall. In ScentSell: Settings, Connected services. Under MCP authorised clients, click Revoke next to the app.

If it does not work​

Run MCP: List Servers, choose ScentSell and Show Output. A work account may block outside MCP servers.