// Remove all comments when you paste this into the MCP config input
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp-server": {
      // Leave this blank and we will overwrite it automatically with the correct command
      "command": "",
      // Optionally allow read-write tools by removing the `--read-only` arg
      "args": ["stdio", "--read-only"],
      // Use the GitHub access token provided by Copilot coding agent with read access to the current repo 
      "env": { "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN" },
     // Customize the tools exposed to the agent
      "tools": ["*"]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp-server": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": "",
      "args": ["stdio"],
      "env": { "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "COPILOT_MCP_GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN" },
      "tools": ["*"]
    }
  }
}