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Support repository-level Copilot CLI MCP configuration #1291
Description
Describe the feature or problem you'd like to solve
Currently, MCP servers for the CLI can only be configured globally via ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json, VSCode can be per folder/project
Proposed solution
Currently, MCP servers can only be configured globally via ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json.
Feature Request:
Enable repository-level MCP server configuration, similar to LSP servers. This would allow teams to:
- Share project-specific MCP servers via version control
- Automatically enable relevant MCP tools when working in specific directories
- Keep global config clean by only loading servers when needed
Proposed Implementation:
// .github/mcp.json
{
'servers': {
'ProjectSpecificServer': {
'type': 'stdio',
'command': 'dotnet',
'args': ['run', '--project', '../mcp-servers/project-mcp/project-mcp.csproj'],
'env': { 'CONNECTION_STRING': '...' }
}
}
}
This would work exactly like the .vscode folder where we can have custom MCP server for each project/folder
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Activity
kawax commentedon Feb 5, 2026
My recommendation
.github/mcp-config.jsonConsistent within Copilot.mcp.jsonClaude compatiblealexg-c4 commentedon Feb 17, 2026
We already have
.vscode/mcp.jsonin our projects, would be nice if CLI could read this as well.mrclrchtr commentedon Feb 26, 2026
https://github.com/github/copilot-cli/releases/tag/v0.0.401
added .mcp.json support
examon commentedon Apr 7, 2026
This should be resolved as of v0.0.401, which added support for repository-level MCP configuration via
.mcp.jsonat the workspace root. The CLI also reads.vscode/mcp.jsonand.devcontainer/devcontainer.json, and as of v1.0.11 it discovers these configs from the working directory up to the git root, which covers monorepo setups as well. The specific.github/mcp.jsonpath proposed here is not used as a workspace config source, but.mcp.jsonprovides the same repo-scoped, version-controlled behavior. If you believe there is still a gap, please feel free to reopen this issue.evr-novicell commentedon Apr 10, 2026
Hmm, as of 1.0.22 I am getting:
Found .vscode/mcp.json but no .mcp.json. Copilot CLI only reads MCP servers from .mcp.json — consider migrating your config
feat(pack): revision 30 - project-level Higgsfield MCP wiring, and tw…