GitHub Copilot

Add Cakewalk's MCP Gateway to GitHub Copilot Chat in Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Xcode and Eclipse. VS Code users follow the VS Code MCP page; Copilot reads the same config there.

GitHub Copilot Chat supports MCP servers across five IDEs. Each IDE has its own entry point but the underlying config is the same: a server URL pointing at the Cakewalk gateway, plus OAuth on first use.

GitHub's MCP policy only applies to Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise subscriptions. If you're on Business or Enterprise and the steps below fail to load, your admin may have restricted MCP access by policy. Free, Pro and Pro+ accounts are not subject to this policy.

VS Code

VS Code's native MCP support and GitHub Copilot share the same .vscode/mcp.json file. Follow the VS Code page. Once the cakewalk server is in .vscode/mcp.json, Copilot Chat picks it up automatically.

Visual Studio

1. Open View, then GitHub Copilot Chat.

2. Select Agent from the mode dropdown.

3. Click the tools icon, then the plus icon in the tool picker.

4. In the Configure MCP server pop-up, fill in:

   • Server ID: cakewalk

   • Type: HTTP

   • URL: https://mcp-gateway.getcakewalk.io/mcp

5. Save. In the resulting mcp.json entry, click Auth from the CodeLens above the server to authenticate. A pop-up walks you through OAuth.

JetBrains IDEs

1. Open Copilot Chat in your JetBrains IDE.

2. Click the tools icon (Configure your MCP server).

3. Select Add MCP Tools.

4. Add the Cakewalk gateway URL (https://mcp-gateway.getcakewalk.io/mcp).

Xcode

1. Open Copilot Chat.

2. Click the settings gear icon.

3. Select the Tools tab.

4. Click Browse MCP Servers and add the Cakewalk gateway.

Eclipse

1. Click the Copilot icon in the status bar.

2. Select Open Chat.

3. Click the Configure Tools icon and add the Cakewalk gateway.

Verifying It Works

In VS Code, open the Command Palette (⇧⌘P on Mac, Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows or Linux) and run MCP: List Servers. The cakewalk server appears. In Visual Studio, JetBrains, Xcode and Eclipse, the Copilot Chat tools picker lists the cakewalk tools once the server connects. In Cakewalk, the GitHub Copilot card on My Agents flips to Connected after the first agent call.

Troubleshooting

• Server appears but tools are empty: click Auth (Visual Studio CodeLens) or run the OAuth flow surfaced in your IDE. Until the OAuth flow completes, the server is registered but cannot list tools.

• Configuration storage conflicts across IDEs: Copilot reads from per-IDE locations. A server added in VS Code does not automatically appear in Visual Studio or JetBrains. Add it once per IDE you use.

Learn more

• Extending Copilot Chat with MCP from GitHub.