--- title: MCP integration in the GitHub Copilot SDK | daily.dev description: A practical guide to integrating MCP (Model Context Protocol) into the GitHub Copilot SDK for .NET. Covers connecting local stdio-based MCP servers (e.g., npm... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/mcp-integration-in-the-github-copilot-sdk-3txkwat8u twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: MCP integration in the GitHub Copilot SDK | daily.dev og:description: A practical guide to integrating MCP (Model Context Protocol) into the GitHub Copilot SDK for .NET. Covers connecting local stdio-based MCP servers (e.g., npm... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/mcp-integration-in-the-github-copilot-sdk-3txkwat8u og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/3txKWAT8u.png og:image:alt: MCP integration in the GitHub Copilot SDK og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # MCP integration in the GitHub Copilot SDK **[The Art of Simplicity](https://daily.dev/sources/bartwullems)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A practical guide to integrating MCP (Model Context Protocol) into the GitHub Copilot SDK for .NET. Covers connecting local stdio-based MCP servers (e.g., npm packages via npx) and remote HTTP-based MCP servers, configuring multiple servers in a single session, passing environment variables and authentication headers, and applying tool filtering (least privilege) to control which tools an agent can invoke. Includes code examples for connecting Azure MCP, GitHub MCP, and internal knowledge base servers simultaneously. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#.net](https://daily.dev/tags/.net), [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#mcp](https://daily.dev/tags/mcp) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/mcp-integration-in-the-github-copilot-sdk-3txkwat8u) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"MCP integration in the GitHub Copilot SDK","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/mcp-integration-in-the-github-copilot-sdk-3txkwat8u","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/mcp-integration-in-the-github-copilot-sdk-3txkwat8u"},"datePublished":"2026-06-08T05:00:47.654Z","dateModified":"2026-06-08T05:01:07.846Z","description":"A practical guide to integrating MCP (Model Context Protocol) into the GitHub Copilot SDK for .NET. Covers connecting local stdio-based MCP servers (e.g., npm...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/6f58fd1e528d7706f4f6bfec2058f588?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/6f58fd1e528d7706f4f6bfec2058f588?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Art of Simplicity","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Art of Simplicity","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/52b68c70636d44f0901ae7cd107c9438","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/bartwullems"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/mcp-integration-in-the-github-copilot-sdk-3txkwat8u","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"github,.net,ai-agents,mcp","timeRequired":"PT6M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Art of Simplicity","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/bartwullems"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"MCP integration in the GitHub Copilot SDK"}]} ```