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← GitHub MCP server

GitHub × VS Code

Use the GitHub MCP server
in VS Code

Repos, issues, and pull requests from your GitHub account — in your AI. This guide connects GitHub to VS Code (GitHub Copilot's agent mode) through a governed gateway — one URL that also works in every other MCP client you use, with your rules and a full log attached.

Connect GitHub free

Live-probed · Security-scanned · Connects with your API key

Setup: GitHub in VS Code

VS Code adds MCP servers via MCP server configuration. The gateway route takes about two minutes:

  1. Connect GitHub to your free gate gateway from the verified directory.
  2. On your gate overview, click 'Add to VS Code' — VS Code prompts to add the gateway as an HTTP MCP server.
  3. Confirm and approve the sign-in.
  4. Copilot's agent mode can now use GitHub — logged and governed through your gateway.

What to ask once it’s connected

“Summarize the open PRs waiting for my review.”
“What changed on main since Friday?”
“Create an issue from this bug description.”
“Which issues are labeled critical and unassigned?”

Why route it through a gateway

One URL, every client

The same GitHub connection works in Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Cursor too — no per-client re-wiring.

Rules before regret

Allow, ask, or block every tool GitHub exposes — reads can flow freely while writes require your approval.

Every call logged

A plain-language activity log of everything VS Code did with GitHub — searchable, exportable, auditable.

Scanned and probed

GitHub passed a live handshake probe and a security scan before listing — and drift detection watches it after you connect.

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Also available: GitHub in Claude · GitHub in Claude Code · GitHub in ChatGPT · GitHub in Cursor