How to Install GitHub Copilot MCP in Claude Desktop
Connect GitHub Copilot's code intelligence to any MCP client — completions, explanations, and review
What GitHub Copilot MCP does
GitHub Copilot MCP brings GitHub's code AI directly into any MCP-compatible client. Use Copilot's code understanding, generation, and review capabilities from Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any agent framework. Features: - Code completions with full repository context - Natural language to code generation - Code explanation and documentation generation - Security vulnerability detection (Copilot Autofix) - PR review suggestions and quality checks - Test generation with edge cases - Code refactoring with explanation - Multi-file context awareness - Copilot Chat integration This is particularly powerful combined with the GitHub MCP server — one gives you repository access, the other gives you code intelligence. Together they enable autonomous code review, automated PR fixes, and intelligent code search. Requires GitHub Copilot subscription (Individual $10/month, Business $19/seat/month).
Installation steps
- 1Copy the config below
- 2Open claude_desktop_config.json
- 3Paste inside "mcpServers": {}
- 4Restart Claude Desktop
Configuration
File location: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"githubCopilotMcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@github/copilot-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_...",
"COPILOT_API_KEY": "your_key"
}
}
}Install in other clients
For maintainers
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