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Expand Up @@ -326,22 +326,26 @@ First of all, install `github-mcp-server` with:
go install ./cmd/github-mcp-server
```

Make sure you:

1. Set your `GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN` environment variable and ensure VS Code has access to it.
2. VS Code Insiders has access to the `github-mcp-server` binary

Go to settings, find the MCP related settings, and set them to:
Run **Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON)**, and create or append to the `mcp` setting:

```json
{
"mcp": {
"inputs": [],
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "githubpat",
"description": "GitHub Personal Access Token",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"mcp-github-server": {
"command": "path-to-your/github-mcp-server",
"args": ["stdio"],
"env": {}
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "${input:githubpat}"
},
}
}
}
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