Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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A step by step explanation on how is GitHub Copilot using MCP Server Tools, from the discovery phase, tool selection, to the input and using the output.

Join me for a series of tips and dives on Copilot features on Visual Studio Code.

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00:00 Demo
00:49 How MCP Servers are discovered
01:21 How Tools are selected
02:06 How the LLM compiles and sends data to the MCP Server
02:37 How the LLM uses the Server Output is used to craft the answer
03:08 Extra context provided by default
03:55 More GitHub Copilot tips

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