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| 1 | +# Integrate MCP with GitHub Copilot |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +_Learn how to give GitHub Copilot more tools to expand the capabilities of your development workflow. All in less than an hour!_ |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +## Welcome |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +- **Who is this for**: Developers looking to enhance their AI-assisted workflows, GitHub Copilot users, and AI enthusiasts. |
| 8 | +- **What you'll learn**: We'll introduce MCP basics, a GitHub MCP server setup, and integration with Copilot Agent Mode. |
| 9 | +- **What you'll build**: A mixed development workflow that uses GitHub Copilot to manage issues while upgrading the extracurricular activities website for Mergington High School. |
| 10 | +- **Prerequisites**: [Getting Started with Copilot](https://github.com/skills/getting-started-with-github-copilot) Exercise |
| 11 | +- **How long**: This exercise takes less than one hour to complete. |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +In this exercise, you will: |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +1. Integrate a GitHub MCP server with GitHub Copilot. |
| 16 | +2. Delegate Copilot to research similar projects and open issues. |
| 17 | +3. Ask Copilot to find an important issue and implement it from idea to pull request. |
| 18 | +4. Add comments to a recently closed issue. |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +### How to start this exercise |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +> [!IMPORTANT] |
| 23 | +> This exercise assumes basic knowledge of [GitHub Copilot](https://github.com/features/copilot). If you are unfamiliar, we recommend the [Getting Started with Copilot](https://github.com/skills/getting-started-with-github-copilot) exercise. |
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| 25 | +Simply copy the exercise to your account, then give your favorite Octocat (Mona) **about 20 seconds** to prepare the first lesson, then **refresh the page**. |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +[](https://github.com/new?template_owner=skills&template_name=integrate-mcp-with-copilot&owner=%40me&name=skills-integrate-mcp-with-copilot&description=Exercise:+Integrate+Model+Context+Protocol+with+GitHub+Copilot&visibility=public) |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +<details> |
| 30 | +<summary>Having trouble? 🤷</summary><br/> |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +When copying the exercise, we recommend the following settings: |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +- For owner, choose your personal account or an organization to host the repository. |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +- We recommend creating a public repository, since private repositories will use Actions minutes. |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +If the exercise isn't ready in 20 seconds, please check the [Actions](../../actions) tab. |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +- Check to see if a job is running. Sometimes it simply takes a bit longer. |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +- If the page shows a failed job, please submit an issue. Nice, you found a bug! 🐛 |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +</details> |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +--- |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +© 2025 GitHub • [Code of Conduct](https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct/code_of_conduct.md) • [MIT License](https://gh.io/mit) |
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