Ability to add MCP custom server additional customisations
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Description
### Feature summary
Add more customisation options for custom MCP servers
### What problem are you trying to solve?
Unable to add custom configuration required for some MCP servers, only variables via the UI.
e.g. nested configuration cannot be added.
```json
"auth": {
"redirectPort": 12798
}
```
### Proposed solution
add addition options through the UI to be able to support additional configuration for some MCP servers,
e.g. workiq preview MCP server requires this config currently.
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"workiq-preview": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://workiq.svc.cloud.microsoft/mcp",
"oauthClientId": "ba081686-5d24-4bc6-a0d6-d034ecffed87",
"oauthPublicClient": true,
"auth": {
"redirectPort": 12798
}
}
}
}
```
### Workflow impact
All users affected.
Dont have to edit the mcpconfig.json file in global copilot settings directly and can add complete MCP custom servers via the app
### Installation context
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Contributor guide
Research direction
The issue names no source file or test. Start by tracing the custom MCP server configuration UI and its handling of mcpconfig.json, comparing the current variable-only flow with the nested auth example; done means users can add, save, and reload that configuration through the app without editing the file directly.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100