Extend GitHub Copilot coding agent with custom MCP tools
Published on 1 Jun 2025
You can now create issues from Copilot Chat in http://github.com/ and you can assign them to Copilot, so the coding agent can work on them in the background! But did you know that you can give Copilot coding agent access to additional tools through the Model Context Protocol? Learn more in this video, as Copilot uses the Notion MCP server to gather product requirement documents, and provide a PR for review. Learn more at http://gh.io/copilot/coding-agent