Install Web Scraping Copilot

If you meet the requirements, you can install Web Scraping Copilot as follows:

1. Install uv while all Visual Studio Code windows are closed.

2. Open Visual Studio Code, open the Command Palette (Ctrl + Shift + P), select Preferences: Open User Settings, and:

   • Set chat.mcp.access to all.

   • Set chat.mcp.autostart to newAndOutdated.

   Tip

   For best code generation quality without premium models, we recommend configuring the MCP server of the extension to use GPT‑5 mini. To configure allowed models, open the Command Palette and select MPC: List Servers → Web Scraping Copilot → Configure Model Access.

3. Install Web Scraping Copilot on Visual Studio Code. (marketplace)

Follow the tutorial to learn more.

Troubleshooting

Visual Studio Code cannot find uv

If a chat command fails to run or the MCP server fails to start because Visual Studio Code cannot find uv, try closing all Visual Studio Code windows and starting Visual Studio Code again.

If Visual Studio Code still cannot find uv, try rebooting your machine.

Other issues

If you cannot find your issue in this list, or the proposed workarounds do not work for you, please report it.