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Update authentication methods for GitHub Copilot in IDEs...
...to clarify PAT support for remote servers and local installations.
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- **Organization Policy**: To use GitHub Copilot with the Remote MCP Server, your organization must enable the Editor Preview Policy while MCP support remains in public preview
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- **Authentication Methods**:
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- VS Code supports both OAuth and PAT for remote servers
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- All other IDEs (Visual Studio, JetBrains, Xcode, Eclipse) currently support PAT-only for remote servers
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- All IDEs support local server installation with PAT authentication
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- Copilot in all other IDEs (Visual Studio, JetBrains, Xcode, Eclipse) currently supports PAT-only for the remote server
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- Copilot in all IDEs supports local server installation with PAT authentication
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## GitHub Personal Access Token
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For PAT authentication, create a token with appropriate scopes:
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- `repo` - For repository access
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- `read:packages` - Required for local Docker-based installation
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- Additional scopes based on the tools you plan to use
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See our [Personal Access Token documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/managing-your-personal-access-tokens) for setup instructions.
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