VS Code: see who AI answers name instead of you, in Copilot Chat

Add a three-line .vscode/mcp.json pointing at https://mcp.attensira.com/mcp, press Start above the entry and sign in in the browser. VS Code keeps the token in its own account storage, not the file. Then open Copilot Chat in agent mode and ask which rivals AI answers name instead of you, on which questions, and what the crew has waiting.

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Asked: Head to head, how often is each rival named in an answer that leaves us out?

called get_analytics area=competitor days=30

Of 4,518 answers in 30 days, Semrush was named without us in 1,601. We were named without Semrush in 177.

Semrush named, we were not: 1,601; we without them 177 · both 20
Profound named, we were not: 1,333; we without them 113 · both 84
Ahrefs named, we were not: 1,155; we without them 181 · both 16
Peec AI named, we were not: 972; we without them 184 · both 13

Every answer counted once per rival, out of 4,518 read.

attensira.com workspace, read over the Attensira MCP · 4 Oct 2026

Who does the work

Analyst · Read the rivals
Researcher · Stored the answer

How do I connect VS Code?

The configuration to paste

// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "attensira": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.attensira.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

What are the limits in VS Code?

Head-to-head counts cover only the rivals you track. A competitor you have not added reads as absent, which is not the same as not appearing.
A signed-in connection carries read and write: Copilot can add prompts or spend credits if asked. Use the tools picker to limit it, or a read-only API key.
A rival named more often than you is not proof they are gaining. Gaining is a change over time; read get_analytics area=competitor over two windows and trust only deltas marked real.

Step 01
Write the server entry
VS Code reads .mcp.json at the workspace root or .vscode/mcp.json. The entry names the server, sets the http type and gives the URL. With OAuth the file carries nothing secret, so it is safe beside the code.
Step 02
Press Start and sign in
Use the Start link above the entry. VS Code opens a browser for sign-in and stores the token in its own account storage, not in the file. Approve, and the connection reaches every workspace your organisation owns.
Step 03
Open Copilot Chat in agent mode
Tools only appear to an agent. Open Copilot Chat in agent mode and check the tools picker. If Attensira is not listed, the server has not started, which is different from a failed sign-in.
Step 04
Check it with get_account
Ask Copilot to call get_account. It lists your workspaces, the credit balance, the scopes and the platforms really measured. If nothing answers, https://mcp.attensira.com/healthz tells you whether the server is reachable.

Which rivals win a developer-tools question?

For “AI search visibility tool for developer tools”, Semrush is named or linked in 17 of 24 answers and Profound in 12. We are in none yet. From VS Code you can read the same board without leaving the editor.

Named or linked inn=24 answers

“AI search visibility tool for developer tools”, ChatGPT and Perplexity, 3 of 31 days sampled · 4 Sep 2026 to 4 Oct 2026
Name	Named or linked in	Count
semrush.com	70.8%	17
tryprofound.com	50.0%	12
peec.ai	45.8%	11
superlines.io	41.7%	10
otterly.ai	37.5%	9
attensira.comyou	0.0%	0

Analyst · Read the rivalsattensira.com prompt board, read over the Attensira MCP · 4 Oct 2026 · n=24 answers

What can Copilot Chat do with it?

Read, per rival, how often answers name them and not you, how often they name you and not them, and how often both, out of every answer read.
Open the prompts where a rival wins and read what the model actually said about them, before deciding what to change.
Keep a project-level mcp.json in the repository so every collaborator gets the server and signs in as themselves.
Approve the crew's waiting work or hand it a fix from Copilot Chat, marked "via VS Code" in the app.

What did the head-to-head show on our own workspace?

Every tracked rival was named without us far more often than we were named without them. That is not a reason to despair, it is a work queue: open the prompts behind those counts and the crew can see which pages and lists the models lean on when they name a rival and not us.

Whose pages does a SaaS ranking question cite?

For “how to rank in ChatGPT for B2B SaaS”, Perplexity on 3 Oct cites articles by Profound, Ahrefs and Semrush, and none of ours. Rival blogs decide the answer as much as rival brands do.

Answer · Perplexityasked 3 Oct 2026

Question: how to rank in ChatGPT for B2B SaaS

Perplexity answered: ChatGPT doesn’t rank pages; it cites brands it trusts. The path is to get indexed and cited across trusted sources, then ensure your content is structured for extraction. Practical steps include enabling AI crawlers, building a clear entity footprint, using question-based headings and FAQs, and maintaining fresh, attributable content that AI can lift into answers.

Sources cited

1loudface.co
2linkedin.com
3almcorp.com
4derivatex.agency
5tryprofound.com
6ahrefs.com
+4 more

Not namedAttensira is missing from this Perplexity answer.

Researcher · Stored the answerattensira.com stored Perplexity answer, read over the Attensira MCP · 4 Oct 2026 · 10 links

How do you read a head-to-head honestly?

Three cautions keep these numbers useful. They only cover rivals you track: one you have not added reads as absent. They are counts over a window, not a trend: "named more often than us" is not "gaining", and gaining is a change read over two windows, trusting only deltas marked real: true. And answers name several brands at once, so the counts for different rivals overlap and never add up to the total.

Questions about VS Code

Where does VS Code look for the server entry?

At .mcp.json in the workspace root, or .vscode/mcp.json. With OAuth the whole entry is three lines and carries nothing secret.

Where is the token stored?

In VS Code's own account storage, not in the file. That is why the file is safe to commit.

I do not see Attensira in Copilot Chat.

Tools only appear in agent mode. Open Copilot Chat in agent mode and check the tools picker. If it is still missing, the server has not started; use the Start link above the entry.

Can I use a key in VS Code?

Yes, as an Authorization header, but keep it out of any repo-visible file. On a machine with a browser, signing in is the better path.

Does a head-to-head read cost credits?

No. Every read is free however often you ask. Only tools that start agent work, such as ask, run_automation and add_prompts, spend credits.

Where do these facts come from?

Attensira's connect documentation states that VS Code opens a browser for sign-in and stores the resulting token in its own account storage rather than in the configuration file.
docs.attensira.com · retrieved 2026-10-04
“VS Code opens a browser for sign-in and stores the resulting token in its own account storage, not in the file.”
Attensira's connect documentation states that VS Code reads mcp.json at the workspace root or at .vscode/mcp.json.
docs.attensira.com · retrieved 2026-10-04
“VS Code reads .mcp.json at the workspace root or .vscode/mcp.json.”
Attensira's MCP overview states that the server's health path is unauthenticated and answers without a key, making it a useful reachability check.
docs.attensira.com · retrieved 2026-10-04
“is unauthenticated and answers without a key, which makes it a useful reachability check when a client is silent about why it failed”

Where to go next

Ask Copilot Chat who AI answers name instead of you.