# Remote GitHub MCP Server 🚀 [![Install in VS Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code-Install_Server-0098FF?style=flat-square&logo=visualstudiocode&logoColor=white)](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=github&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%20%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%20%22https%3A%2F%2Fapi.githubcopilot.com%2Fmcp%2F%22%7D) [![Install in VS Code Insiders](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code_Insiders-Install_Server-24bfa5?style=flat-square&logo=visualstudiocode&logoColor=white)](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=github&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%20%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%20%22https%3A%2F%2Fapi.githubcopilot.com%2Fmcp%2F%22%7D&quality=insiders) Easily connect to the GitHub MCP Server using the hosted version – no local setup or runtime required. **URL:** https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/ ## About The remote GitHub MCP server is built using this repository as a library, and binding it into GitHub server infrastructure with an internal repository. You can open issues and propose changes in this repository, and we regularly update the remote server to include the latest version of this code. The remote server has [additional tools](#toolsets-only-available-in-the-remote-mcp-server) that are not available in the local MCP server, such as the `create_pull_request_with_copilot` tool for invoking Copilot coding agent. ## Remote MCP Toolsets Below is a table of available toolsets for the remote GitHub MCP Server. Each toolset is provided as a distinct URL so you can mix and match to create the perfect combination of tools for your use-case. Add `/readonly` to the end of any URL to restrict the tools in the toolset to only those that enable read access. We also provide the option to use [headers](#headers) instead. | Name | Description | API URL | 1-Click Install (VS Code) | Read-only Link | 1-Click Read-only Install (VS Code) | |----------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | all | All available GitHub MCP tools | https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/ | 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1-Click Read-only Install (VS Code) | | -------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Copilot coding agent | Perform task with GitHub Copilot coding agent | https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/x/copilot | [Install](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=gh-copilot&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%20%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%20%22https%3A%2F%2Fapi.githubcopilot.com%2Fmcp%2Fx%2Fcopilot%22%7D) | 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E.g. "repos,issues". - Equivalent to `GITHUB_TOOLSETS` env var for Local server. - If the list is empty, default toolsets will be used. If a bad toolset is provided, the server will fail to start and emit a 400 bad request status. Whitespace is ignored. - `X-MCP-Readonly`: Enables only "read" tools. - Equivalent to `GITHUB_READ_ONLY` env var for Local server. - If this header is empty, "false", "f", "no", "n", "0", or "off" (ignoring whitespace and case), it will be interpreted as false. All other values are interpreted as true. Example: ```json { "type": "http", "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/", "headers": { "X-MCP-Toolsets": "repos,issues", "X-MCP-Readonly": "true" } } ``` ### URL Path Parameters The Remote GitHub MCP server also supports the URL path parameters: - `/x/{toolset}` - `/x/{toolset}/readonly` - `/readonly` Note: `{toolset}` can only been a single toolset, not a comma-separated list. To combine multiple toolsets, use the `X-MCP-Toolsets` header instead. Example: ```json { "type": "http", "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/x/issues/readonly" } ```