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github-copilot-mcp-tutorial

2 hour MCP tutorial focusing on GitHub Copilot

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Repository

README

From the repo.

Build Your First MCP Server in Python

A hands-on workshop for GitHub Copilot Day on building MCP servers with Python and FastMCP, using GitHub Copilot as your coding agent.

Slides

https://pamelafox.github.io/github-copilot-mcp-tutorial/

Exercises

ExerciseDescription
Exercise 1Set up your environment and connect GitHub Copilot to a public MCP server
Exercise 2Use the GitHub MCP server to find issues, implement fixes, and open pull requests
Exercise 3Build your own MCP server from scratch with FastMCP

Collected info

  • ★ 43 stars
  • ⎇ 18 forks
  • Language: Python
  • Source updated: 8/31/2026

Config for your environment

Replace {MCP_ENDPOINT_URL} with this MCP’s endpoint URL (from its repo or docs above). No API key — you connect directly.

Tool

OS

Config file: ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server": {
      "url": "{MCP_ENDPOINT_URL}"
    }
  }
}

Paste into mcpServers in the config file. Restart Cursor after saving.

If this MCP is also published on mcpchannel.ai, you can subscribe from Browse and use the gateway config there instead.