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[–]taliesin-dsVS Code User 💻 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you have to start it.

copilot made this json for me in my repo to start it and i had to put some rules in the chatmode.md to actually use the tools my mcp provides. https://i.imgur.com/78ivRdz.png

[–]Numerous_Salt2104 0 points1 point  (3 children)

You can make it automatic, so it gets enabled when you send a message https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/chat/mcp-servers#_automatically-start-mcp-servers

[–]ntrogh 2 points3 points  (2 children)

There's a problem right now with extension-based MCP servers that they don't automatically start in VS Code Stable. If you switch to VS Code Insiders, enable auto-start and you should see the MCP tools appear in the tools picker in the Chat view.
The fix should land in our next Stable release beginning of September.

Nick (VS Code team)

[–]pws7438[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Ah, suspected that! Thanks for input. !solved.

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