Supercharge Your Workflow: Integrating GitHub Copilot with an MCP Server
This article explains how to integrate GitHub Copilot with an MCP server, unlocking a powerful set of development tools.
Exploring MCP Server Tools
Once integrated, the MCP server provides a variety of powerful tools directly within your environment. These tools allow you to interact with GitHub seamlessly. Some of the available actions include:
- Creating a new issue
- Generating a pull request
- Deleting a file from a repository
- Retrieving commit details
- And numerous other GitHub operations.
Example: Fetching User Information
To start with a basic example, we can use the get_me tool to fetch user profile information. Executing this tool triggers a call to the underlying API.
The tool returns the raw data, which the LLM then formats for readability. For instance, the output might look something like this:
Repo: Salesforce LinkedIn Integration
Fetching Repository Details in Just 2 Steps
We can also ask Copilot to fetch information about a specific repository. This action utilizes the search_repositories tool to find the repository and retrieve its details.
If more specific information is required, such as the repository's description or file contents, the system subsequently calls the get_file_or_directory_contents tool to provide a more detailed breakdown.
This integration demonstrates how custom tools can significantly extend the capabilities of AI assistants like GitHub Copilot, creating a more efficient and powerful development workflow.
