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Update installation guide for Copilot IDEs with new policies...
...and authentication methods for remote GitHub MCP server.
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- **MCP Servers in Copilot Policy**: Organizations assigning Copilot seats must enable this policy for all MCP access in Copilot for VS Code and Copilot Coding Agent – all other Copilot IDEs will migrate to this policy in the coming months
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- **Editor Preview Policy**: Organizations assigning Copilot seats must enable this policy for OAuth access while the Remote GitHub MCP Server is in public preview
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> **Note:** All Copilot IDEs now support the remote GitHub MCP server. VS Code offers OAuth authentication, while Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Xcode, and Eclipse currently use PAT authentication with OAuth support coming soon.
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## Visual Studio Setup
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Requires Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 or later.
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- **Authentication errors**: Check if your organization has enabled the MCP policy for Copilot
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- **Tools not appearing**: Restart IDE after configuration changes and check error logs
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- **Local server issues**: Ensure Docker is running for Docker-based setups
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## What's Next
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All Copilot IDEs now support the remote GitHub MCP server. VS Code offers OAuth authentication, while Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Xcode, and Eclipse currently use PAT authentication with OAuth support coming soon.
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**Advanced configuration:** See the [GitHub MCP Server repository](https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server) for toolsets, read-only mode, and additional options.

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