AI - Enable GitHub Copilot MCP in VSCode - it has native support!
You can enable GitHub MCP in VSCode with just a tick box in the settings!
I found out about it from this tweet:
Step by step guide
- Press
CTRL + , - Type
github.copilot.chat.githubMcpServer - Tick the box
Enable built-in support for the GitHub MCP Server.
I think this is very useful as it will sync across your settings and you do not have to worry about it ever again 🤣
CRITICAL
This is tagged as
Experimental so might never become GA!!!
NOTE
It allows you to not worry about
mcp.json as it does NOT create one!There is a very cool video that is mentioned in the original tweet that talks about the benefits of using GitHub MCP to automate your workflow: