Extension de Copilot Chat avec le protocole MCP (Model Context Protocol)

Remarque

MCP support is generally available (GA) in Copilot for Visual Studio Code, JetBrains, Eclipse, and Xcode.
MCP support for Copilot in Visual Studio is in public preview and is subject to change.
The GitHub Pre-release License Terms apply only to Copilot in IDEs where MCP support is still in preview. GA terms apply when using MCP for Copilot in Visual Studio Code, JetBrains, Eclipse, and Xcode.

Introduction

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that defines how applications share context with large language models (LLMs). For an overview of MCP, see About Model Context Protocol (MCP).

For information on currently available MCP servers, see the MCP servers repository.

Enterprises and organizations can choose to enable or disable use of MCP for members of their organization or enterprise. The policy is disabled by default. See Managing policies and features for GitHub Copilot in your enterprise and Managing policies and features for GitHub Copilot in your organization. The MCP policy only applies to users who have a Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise subscription from an organization or enterprise that configures the policy. Copilot Free, Copilot Pro, or Copilot Pro+ do not have their MCP access governed by this policy.

Remarque

The MCP servers in Copilot policy controls use where MCP server support is generally available (GA). In features where MCP support is in preview, for example Copilot editors, availability is controlled by the Editor preview features policy.

Prerequisites

Access to Copilot. See What is GitHub Copilot?.
Visual Studio Code version 1.99 or later. For information on installing Visual Studio Code, see the Visual Studio Code download page.
If you are a member of an organization or enterprise with a Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise plan, the "MCP servers in Copilot" policy must be enabled in order to use MCP with Copilot.

Configuring MCP servers in Visual Studio Code

To configure MCP servers in Visual Studio Code, you need to set up a configuration script that specifies the details of the MCP servers you want to use. You can configure MCP servers for either:

A specific repository. This enables you to share MCP servers with anyone who opens the project in Visual Studio Code. To do this, create a .vscode/mcp.json file in the root of your repository.
Your personal instance of Visual Studio Code. You will be the only person who has access to configured MCP servers. To do this, add the configuration to your settings.json file in Visual Studio Code. MCP servers configured this way will be available in all workspaces.

Remarque

We recommend you use only one location per server. Adding the same server to both locations may cause conflicts and unexpected behavior.

The steps below show how to configure the Fetch MCP server in your .vscode/mcp.json file. The Fetch MCP server is a simple MCP server that provides web content fetching capabilities. For more information on the Fetch MCP server, see the Fetch directory in the MCP Server repository.

You can use the same steps to configure MCP servers in your personal Visual Studio Code settings. Details on how to configure other MCP servers are available in the MCP servers repository.

For information on configuring the GitHub MCP server, see Using the GitHub MCP Server.

Add the following configuration to your .vscode/mcp.json file:

JSON

{
"inputs": [
  // The "inputs" section defines the inputs required for the MCP server configuration.
  {
    "type": "promptString"
  }
],
"servers": {
  // The "servers" section defines the MCP servers you want to use.
  "fetch": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": ["mcp-server-fetch"]
  }
 }
}

{
"inputs": [
  // The "inputs" section defines the inputs required for the MCP server configuration.
  {
    "type": "promptString"
  }
],
"servers": {
  // The "servers" section defines the MCP servers you want to use.
  "fetch": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": ["mcp-server-fetch"]
  }
 }
}

Save the .vscode/mcp.json file.
A "Start" button will appear in your .vscode/mcp.json file, at the top of the list of servers. Click the "Start" button to start the MCP servers. This will trigger the input dialog and discover the server tools, which are then stored for later sessions.
Open Copilot Chat by clicking the icon in the title bar of Visual Studio Code.
In the Copilot Chat box, select Agent from the popup menu.
To view your list of available MCP servers, click the tools icon in the top left corner of the chat box. This will open the MCP server list, where you can see all the MCP servers and associated tools that are currently available in your Visual Studio Code instance.
- Optionally, you can define toolsets, groups of related tools that you can reference in chat. Toolsets make it easier to group related MCP tools together and quickly enable or disable them. For information on how to define and use a toolset, see the VS Code docs.

For more information on configuring MCP servers in Visual Studio Code, see Use MCP servers in Visual Studio Code in the Visual Studio Code documentation.

Using MCP servers in Copilot Chat

Once you have configured your MCP servers, you can use them in Copilot Chat to access a wide range of tools and services. In the example below, we will use the Fetch MCP server to fetch details about a web page.

Open Copilot Chat by clicking the icon in the title bar of Visual Studio Code.
In the Copilot Chat box, select Agent from the popup menu.
In the file with the MCP configuration, check that the MCP server is running. If it is not running, click the "Start" button to start the MCP server.
Ask Copilot Chat to fetch the details of a URL. For example:

Fetch https://github.com/github/docs.
If Copilot asks you to confirm that you want to proceed, click Continue.
Copilot will fetch the details of the URL and display them in the chat box.

Optionally, you can use MCP prompts and resources in VS Code.

MCP servers can define preconfigured prompts for interacting with their tools. You can access these prompts in chat with slash commands, using the format /mcp.servername.promptname.
MCP servers provide resources, which are any kind of data that the server wants to make available. For example, the GitHub MCP server provides repository content as a resource. To add resources from an MCP server to your chat context, click Add Context... in the chat box, then click MCP Resources.

For more information on using MCP servers in Visual Studio Code, see Use MCP servers in Visual Studio Code in the Visual Studio Code documentation.

Using existing MCP configurations

If you already have an MCP configuration in Claude Desktop, you can use that configuration in Visual Studio Code to access the same MCP servers. To do this, add the following configuration to your settings.json file in Visual Studio Code:

JSON

"chat.mcp.discovery.enabled": true

"chat.mcp.discovery.enabled": true

Visual Studio Code will automatically find your existing configuration and use it in your Visual Studio Code instance.

Prerequisites

Access to Copilot. See What is GitHub Copilot?.
A compatible JetBrains IDE. GitHub Copilot is compatible with the following IDEs:
- IntelliJ IDEA (Ultimate, Community, Educational)
- Android Studio
- AppCode
- CLion
- Code With Me Guest
- DataGrip
- DataSpell
- GoLand
- JetBrains Client
- MPS
- PhpStorm
- PyCharm (Professional, Community, Educational)
- Rider
- RubyMine
- RustRover
- WebStorm
- Writerside
See the JetBrains IDEs tool finder to download.
If you are a member of an organization or enterprise with a Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise plan, the "MCP servers in Copilot" policy must be enabled in order to use MCP with Copilot.

Configuring MCP servers in JetBrains IDEs

In the lower right corner, click .
From the menu, select "Open Chat", make sure you are in Agent mode, then click the tools icon (called "Configure your MCP server") at the bottom of the chat window.
Click Add MCP Tools.
In the mcp.json file, define your MCP servers. JetBrains IDEs support both remote and local servers. Remote servers are hosted externally for easier setup and sharing, while local servers run on your local machine and can access local resources.

You can use the following configurations as examples:

Remote server configuration example with PAT

JSON

{
    "servers": {
        "github": {
            "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/",
            "requestInit": {
                "headers": {
                    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_PAT_HERE"
                }
            }
        }
    }
  }

{
    "servers": {
        "github": {
            "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/",
            "requestInit": {
                "headers": {
                    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_PAT_HERE"
                }
            }
        }
    }
  }

Local server configuration example

JSON

{
  "servers": {
    "memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Prerequisites

Access to Copilot. See What is GitHub Copilot?.
GitHub Copilot for Xcode extension. See Installing the GitHub Copilot extension in your environment.
If you are a member of an organization or enterprise with a Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise plan, the "MCP servers in Copilot" policy must be enabled in order to use MCP with Copilot.

Configuring MCP servers in Xcode

Open the GitHub Copilot for Xcode extension and go to "Settings".
- Alternatively, in an active Xcode workspace, you can find the settings by clicking Editor in the menu bar, selecting GitHub Copilot, then clicking Open GitHub Copilot for Xcode Settings.
Select the MCP tab, then click Edit Config.
Define your MCP servers, editing mcp.json. Xcode supports both remote and local servers. Remote servers are hosted externally for easier setup and sharing, while local servers run on your local machine and can access local resources.

You can use the following configurations as examples:

Remote server configuration example with PAT

JSON

{
    "servers": {
        "github": {
            "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/",
            "requestInit": {
                "headers": {
                    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_PAT_HERE"
                }
            }
        }
    }
  }

{
    "servers": {
        "github": {
            "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/",
            "requestInit": {
                "headers": {
                    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_PAT_HERE"
                }
            }
        }
    }
  }

Local server configuration example

JSON

{
  "servers": {
    "memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Prerequisites

Access to Copilot. See What is GitHub Copilot?.
Compatible version of Eclipse. To use the GitHub Copilot extension, you must have Eclipse version 2024-09 or above. See the Eclipse download page.
If you are a member of an organization or enterprise with a Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise plan, the "MCP servers in Copilot" policy must be enabled in order to use MCP with Copilot.

Configuring MCP servers in Eclipse

Click the Copilot icon () in the status bar at the bottom of Eclipse.
From the menu, select Open Chat and, in the chat window, click the "Configure Tools..." icon.
- Alternatively, you can select Edit preferences, then in the left pane, expand GitHub Copilot and click MCP.
Under "Server Configurations", define your MCP servers. Eclipse supports both remote and local servers. Remote servers are hosted externally for easier setup and sharing, while local servers run on your local machine and can access local resources.

You can use the following configurations as examples:

Remote server configuration example with PAT

JSON

{
    "servers": {
        "github": {
            "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/",
            "requestInit": {
                "headers": {
                    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_PAT_HERE"
                }
            }
        }
    }
  }

{
    "servers": {
        "github": {
            "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/",
            "requestInit": {
                "headers": {
                    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_PAT_HERE"
                }
            }
        }
    }
  }

Local server configuration example

JSON

{
  "servers": {
    "memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Creating a new MCP server

You can create a new MCP server to fulfill your specific needs, and then integrate it with Copilot Chat. For example, you can create an MCP server that connects to a database or a web service, and then use that server in Copilot Chat to perform tasks on that database or web service.

For more information on creating and configuring your own MCP servers, see the official MCP documentation.

Extension de Copilot Chat avec le protocole MCP (Model Context Protocol)

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Introduction

Prerequisites

Configuring MCP servers in Visual Studio Code

Using MCP servers in Copilot Chat

Using existing MCP configurations

Prerequisites

Configuring MCP servers in JetBrains IDEs

Remote server configuration example with PAT

Local server configuration example

Prerequisites

Configuring MCP servers in Xcode

Remote server configuration example with PAT

Local server configuration example

Prerequisites

Configuring MCP servers in Eclipse

Remote server configuration example with PAT

Local server configuration example

Creating a new MCP server

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