Getting Started

This guide walks you through connecting to the InfoTrack MCP Gateway's Stage environment so you can evaluate the integration and test against live authority data. The steps below are intended for individual developer setup during evaluation only.

Stage access requires separate credentials

Your production API key will not work in the Stage environment. Contact the InfoTrack MCP Services team to have Stage access provisioned for your account before following the steps below.

Building a production integration?

If you are building a production integration for your organisation or product, see the Going to Production guide. Production deployments require coordination with your IT team and InfoTrack to configure credentials, IP allowlisting, and platform-level setup for your end users.

Step 1: Set up your Environment

Install and run Visual Studio Code
Install the Github Copilot Chat extension from the VSCode Marketplace

Step 2: Connecting to the Gateway

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, please make sure you have the following:

Server URL – Your dedicated InfoTrack MCP endpoint, provided by your InfoTrack representative
Authentication credential – Either an OAuth Client ID and Secret provided by your InfoTrack representative, an API key from your InfoTrack account, or a Bearer token obtained via your own OAuth flow (see connection options below)
MCP-compatible client – Any AI agent or platform with MCP support
IP ranges (production only) – For production deployments, provide your IP ranges to the MCP Services team to ensure your traffic is not throttled. Stage environments apply default rate limits; if you need higher throughput for testing, contact your InfoTrack representative

MCP Enablement Required

Before generating an API key, please contact the MCP Services team first. Enablement needs to be configured on your account before API keys will work with the MCP Gateway.

Connecting via OAuth

If your InfoTrack representative has provided you with a Client ID and Client Secret for OAuth authentication:

Open the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P) and select MCP: Add Server
From the dropdown that appears, select the HTTP (HTTP or Server-Sent-Events) option
Enter the URL you have been provided to access the InfoTrack MCP Gateway
Follow the prompts to set a name for your new connection, and choose whether you want to save it to the workspace or globally
When prompted for authentication, enter your Client ID and Client Secret. You will then be presented with a login dialog to the InfoTrack Identity Server. Click on Allow and follow the prompts to open the browser and login to your InfoTrack account
Once authenticated, you will be redirected back to VSCode, and your new MCP Gateway connection will be ready to use

Connecting via API Key or Bearer Token

You can also connect by providing a static credential in the Authorization header. Use an API key generated from your InfoTrack account, or a Bearer token obtained through your own OAuth flow.

Generate an API key from the InfoTrack Searching & Services Website (Settings > API Keys), or obtain a Bearer token via your OAuth flow
Can't see API Keys?
API Key management may be restricted based on your user role. If you are unable to access the API Keys section, please contact your InfoTrack account administrator for assistance.
In VSCode, open the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P) and select MCP: Open User Configuration

In the configuration file that opens, add a new server entry under the servers section. If using a Bearer token instead of an API key, replace ApiKey with Bearer in the Authorization header:

{
  "infotrack": {
    "url": "https://<YOUR_MCP_GATEWAY_URL>",
    "type": "http",
    "headers": {
      "Authorization": "ApiKey <YOUR_API_KEY>"
    }
  }
}

Step 3: Invoking your first MCP Gateway Tool

Toggle open the secondary sidebar (Ctrl+Alt+B)
At the bottom of the sidebar, select Agent from the dropdown menu and choose the LLM model you wish to use
Click the Configure Tools icon, and make sure your InfoTrack MCP is enabled
In the input box at the bottom, enter a prompt that invokes one of the available MCP Tools, such as:
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