Copilot MCP Client for VSCode

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Copilot MCP Client for VSCode

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A powerful VSCode extension that acts as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) client, enabling seamless integration between MCP tool servers and GitHub Copilot Chat. Join the growing ecosystem of interoperable AI applications with flexible integration options.

✨ Features

🔧 MCP Server Management: Connect and manage multiple MCP servers through an intuitive UI
🚀 Copilot Integration: Expose MCP tools directly to GitHub Copilot Chat participants
🎯 Tool Discovery: Automatically discover and surface available tools from connected MCP servers
⚡ Server Health Monitoring: Real-time monitoring of MCP server status and connections
🔄 Automatic Connection Management: Seamless handling of MCP server connections and reconnections
🛠️ Tool Invocation Support: Full support for MCP tool invocation through Copilot Chat
🔄 Multiple Server Types: Support for both process-based and SSE (Server-Sent Events) servers
🛡️ Configuration Migration: Automatic migration of server configurations to the latest format
🧩 Server Configuration Command: Manual migration command for updating older configurations

🎯 MCP Feature Support

Feature	Support
Tools	✅ Full support
Resources	✅* Text resource support
Prompts	✅* Full support (coming soon)
Sampling	⏳ Planned
Roots	⏳ Planned

📦 Installation

Install the extension from the VSCode Marketplace
Configure your MCP servers through the extension settings
Start using GitHub Copilot Chat with your MCP tools!

🛠️ Configuration

You can configure your MCP servers in the UI or in VSCode settings.

In the UI, look for the "MCP Servers" button in the activity bar.

To configure your MCP servers in VSCode settings:

{
  "mcpManager.servers": [
    {
      "id": "process-server",
      "name": "Process MCP Server",
      "type": "process",
      "command": "start-server-command",
      "enabled": true
    },
    {
      "id": "sse-server",
      "name": "SSE MCP Server",
      "type": "sse",
      "url": "https://your-sse-server.com/events",
      "authToken": "your-optional-auth-token",
      "enabled": true
    }
  ]
}

Server Configuration Properties

Property	Type	Description
`id`	string	Unique identifier for the server
`name`	string	Display name for the server
`type`	string	Server type: "process" or "sse"
`command`	string	Command to start the server (for process servers)
`url`	string	URL for SSE connection (for SSE servers)
`authToken`	string	Authentication token (optional, for SSE servers)
`enabled`	boolean	Whether the server is enabled
`env`	object	Environment variables for process servers (key-value pairs)

🚀 Usage

Open the MCP Servers view from the VSCode activity bar
Add and configure your MCP servers
Enable/disable servers as needed
Use GitHub Copilot Chat with your connected MCP tools using the @mcp participant
View server status and tool availability in real-time
If upgrading from an older version, you can use the command "MCP: Migrate Server Configurations to Latest Format" to update your server configurations