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Pull request overview
This PR updates the Copilot CLI installation guide to reflect that the GitHub MCP server is available as a built-in server in Copilot CLI, and expands the guide with additional configuration and verification details.
Changes:
- Documented the built-in
github-mcp-serverin Copilot CLI and added per-session CLI flag examples. - Clarified custom configuration options and server naming behavior.
- Fixed the remote server config example by adding the missing
typefield and added a reference link for remote options.
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Looks good to me! Only comment is that we could add a link to our server configuration docs as it goes in depth on things like read only mode and lockdown mode? Just a thought! Not a blocker at all, I think this is good to go
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Summary
This PR restructures the Copilot CLI installation guide to reflect that the server comes pre-installed. It also adds CLI flags documentation, server naming behaviour, and fixes the provided remote config.
Why
typefieldWhat changed
MCP impact
Prompts tested (tool changes only)
Security / limits
Tool renaming
deprecated_tool_aliases.goNote: if you're renaming tools, you must add the tool aliases. For more information on how to do so, please refer to the official docs.
Lint & tests
./script/lint./script/testDocs only change.
Docs